Breakfast has two options - cold anytime or hot about 8. This morning hot was sausages and pancakes, very tasty. Trying to hold back on the food - easy to pig out and feel totally bloated!
After breakfast lots of hanging about, then we took a bike ride up to the point, stopping on the way to check out the various spots so that Cribby could be sure what was happening. Rodney the kit man came with us to explain how each spot worked. The bikes are pretty far out - Santa Cruz Hecklers and stuff, $4000 bikes :-o !
The critical part of the morning was the explanation of the Eternal Triangle - sail out upwind to the Waiting Room, hang around until the right wave appears, then catch it heading downwind, until you kick out and cycle back round to the Waiting Room - a triangle defined entirely by the physics of waves, wind and the hydrography of the spot. With a place like this the waves are so predictable they break in the same spot, and it's easy to work out how to avoid them if you need to or catch them if you want to do that.
The afternoon was spent trying to do this - good fun, and the water was warm enough that we could wear rash vests (polypro!) and board shorts, but I did get a bit cold towards the end. However, I'd sweated myself stupid doing exercises with Cribby handling the board in the waves, which involved standing up in it for hours, so I'd worn my suit, and got almost heatstroke! Bah... now that's a worry, what am I gonna wear tomorrow if that's too hot and my vest is too cold?Supper was tamales - not really very tasty, but hey, it fills. More chilli sauce or salsa next time!
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