Down to Work

Interesting breakfast this morning - huevos rancheros or fried eggs with salsa and stuff in tortillas - good.

The morning was spent looking at ancient native settlements and petraglyphs with Clark - very interesting. Hard to believe how much ancient man changed the landscape, the simple dents are actually pit dwellings, with the shells scattered around actually midden heaps, not remnants of some ancient sea. Amazing. Lots of pictures to put up later.

Got back for burgers, but felt like a cheat since I'd done nothing all morning! But then the afternoon we cracked into business. Lots of onland practising stance and things for catching waves before rigging up (RD FWS 95, 5.0) and going out for Cribby to meet us on the beach. I started in my rash vest, but was totally frozen, so came out and switched to the wetsuit. What a good call! The afternoon was then spent on the sandy beach, practising rocket starts, where you jump on the board and plane off the beach, going upwind, and mincing - move yer arse to the front of the board to increase hip rotation and thus sheeting in. Cool. Getting ok at getting upwind, and also stooging about waiting for waves. Finally had a session trying to catch nonexistent waves while Guy videod, before calling it a day about 6.30. Hard work, but good, the wetsuit was brill. Good call!

Supper - no idea, but it had better come soon, I'm starving!