How good was the weekend?!!

Oh joy, oh joy! I live for weekends now. And they don't come much better than this.

This weekend provided the perfect conditions for surfermums to finally get out in the water - no soccer, no netball and hot nor-westers that force you to hit the beach. Most surfermums took the opportunity to hit the waves - I think I saw them all this weekend bar the Grommie, who no doubt was surfing in some secret spot honing her skills to showcase on the girls weekend away. Yes, the big weekend is coming up. Stay posted for details, its gonna rip!
SM

Just another day in Paradise!

After a 16km bike ride around our local area,tri-athelete surfermum and tri-hard surfermum had no energy left to carry boards into the crystal clear redhead waters!! Save that for another day.

I have no photo to prove it but pirate wench surfermum and the french maid ventured into the waters on Tuesday morning to surf Blackhead Point,. We didn't get a lot but veteran Steve Smith and Jimmy were seen catching waves from way out back all the way into the shore. Awesome!!!

Ahh Spring..!

Got some nice waves at my local this morning. Check out the big fella doing the carve. It's good when you get it...
SM

Too Funny!

Thank you to my beautiful friends and family. We drummed, we laughed, we ate and drank. This is why I love you.
SM

Waves at Red Head...ssh, don't tell anyone.

Finally got a pre-work-morning-surf yesterday! And at the dignified time of 9am - I love a post bus stop surf! Annie and I finally made good of that bank at Red Head that has had the better of us lately. You know the one I mean Franbaby?

I know you all would have been pondering on the big question of what to where to the big party?! I am going with a furry creature theme. For no apparent reason. So far I have heard of a genie, a warthog, someone with the cooky idea of wearing the colours of the rubix cube, and someone else in a hot pink 70's ski suit. Only one of these is true.

So, what are you wearing? Am I going to have to amuse myself here?!

Rest assured that if your outfit is too flambouyant for drumming, you can step into it post drums.

SM

PS. Northcoast Surfermums - you absence will be noted. :)

August Surf Report

Hi Ladies, another glorious day here at Hallidays – sun is shining, warmth has returned and the swell well it’s not cooperating, it has disappeared....... the picture says it all........

So what’s a MOBster to do??? Dust off the other equipment in the shed that also starts with a B. Yep AC Turv and I hit the local tracks on the mountain bikes.

We had a glorious 1 ½ hour ride – aim was Tuncurry Tip, via the back road....up hills, carrying bikes over fences, (don’t tell Land Care), over fallen logs, through and around puddles, getting bogged in the sand, crashing into the bracken – oh what fun! Yes this was an epic morning (nearly got to the Tip, but the girly bits were objecting). My companion rode extremely well, I’m impressed, learnt how to use the gears all 24 of them, getting on and off, riding with no hands – yes it was done (not telling for how long as you had to be there) I can see another ‘Annie’sconnedus’ Anaconda MOB Team in the making!

We finished off our ride with a leisurely swim – laps in the Blackhead pool (had to wash the mud off) before heading home for a much needed snack/lunch shower and rest ready for work.

Fingers crossed the swell improves, as the water temp and weather are too good and the girly bits need a break!

Whaddup Acturvs?

I reminded myself of Batgirl today. It wasn't because I was stylishly carving S bends on the face of waves, and it wasn't because I was doing the grapevine along my board, hanging ten, then doing the grapevine back. It was because I had a child on the beach eating their breakfast before school while I went surfing!

She poured her hot milk out of the thermos, sugared the weetbix and contentedly sat in the light of the rising sun and ate brekky. God love her, then she did her homework! Thats the kind of place we live in. One person walked past with a dog, the noisy swimmers (you know who I mean?) were down the beach a little, and other than that, the place was ours.

Of course Champagnekate caught the first and best wave, while middle child and I watched in awe. Her hair was blown back by the speed of the wave and we just saw her disappear off towards shore. Noice.

What of the Acturvs? Where are you Cathy? Can you post...or comment? Post a picture if you can.

Had a surf in the middle of Blackie the other afternoon. Husband (bless im) rang me at work to tell me he was going surfing with Middle Child. I was to get home quick and run down the beach in my wettie, then he would give me his board and he would run home in order to go and pick up Youngest from school excursion. Franbaby saw me run off down the road like a mad woman and politely refrained from telling me that Id forgotten my board. :) Its days like these...

SM