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in the Bay?

Spent more time watching, fishing, swimming and matting than surfing, but slowly getting back into it after a shoulder reconstruction.
This autumn will deliver, 'tho.

EDIT. The kids (6 and started surfing this summer. Both can now go right and left on little peelers. YEEWWWW!

where are you based Toot?

Sold up in Sydney, now on the Banana, oops, Blueberry coast.

thats right. hows that going?
North of Coffs?

tootr sold at the right time. well done mate.

steve, almost legged it down to lennox this morning but the wind looked dicey so I didn't burn the petrol. Good call?

So far so good. Took the plunge.
Work from home, go to Sydney approx. five days per month, no mortgage, stress levels down 80%.
Heaps of time with the kids, fishing, surfing, bike riding, etc, when the shoulder op. (and associated fitness decline) gets a bit better, I'll be surfing gentlemens hours with zero crowds.
It could be worse.

It was terrible ER.......seriously, raggedy 2-3ft. rock runners on high tide.

tootr wrote:So far so good. Took the plunge.
Work from home, go to Sydney approx. five days per month, no mortgage, stress levels down 80%.
Heaps of time with the kids, fishing, surfing, bike riding, etc, when the shoulder op. (and associated fitness decline) gets a bit better, I'll be surfing gentlemens hours with zero crowds.
It could be worse.

Well done.

steve shearer wrote:It was terrible ER.......seriously, raggedy 2-3ft. rock runners on high tide.

yeah wind didn't feel right.

steve shearer wrote:in the Bay?

Nah up north.

All well and good but youre displacing local working class aussies from their home.

tootr wrote:Sold up in Sydney, now on the Banana, oops, Blueberry coast.

I think that concludes the best summer I can remember down here since 2003. Most consistent and varied mix of swells and conditions. Only knee high for about 1 day. It was mostly at least head high and bigger the entire season with some pretty sizeable and solid days. Surfed a mix of reefs I'd normally only get to surf in winter, with stack of good beachie banks holding shape and size. Only got wasted by blue bottles once.

Last year was one to remember for me. Great trip up the coast after Boxing Day as well. Rest of summer was generally okay in the water. Not focusing primarily on surfing so not having that in synch feel....but I'm really feeling in tune physically so Ive been having fun with my surfing when I'm out there.

Best summer I've ever had. Had a few really memorable sessions.

lucky buggers. I've had an average summer, hampered by injury and job and kids and never quite getting the swell or wind right...hopefully i'll get a few more waves in during the autumn and the winter.

my summer? easterly crap

Autumn ain't much betterer nice groundswell with howling easterly wind.