early morning surf run
4:40 start of the day, but well worth it.
surfed paradise road at a bumpy 3 foot, still heaps of fun.
dave, roh, wall, al and me
thanks to swellnet for the photo, didn't take one myself
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another surf comp..
surfed woolamai at a clean 3 foot. there was another surf comp on, this time by the philip island boardriders club. benny, roh, jeremy, tom and smurf.
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rainy dog dangling morning
went for an early morning surf towards kilcunda
looked at klicunda and there was no wave to be seen
so we ended up surfing at woolies.
2 foot, clean, rainy, quiet and just pleasant.
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finished the morning with a nice breakfast at the killy cafe
Dé van Minden
my dad used to have a lighting store in the netherlands and every day 1 or 2 lighting reps used to drop by the store.
some are annoying, some are smooth slimey salesmen, some are funny and then there was ‘deetje’, a 100% pure ‘Amsterdammer’ no B.S., funny and larger than life. he always had heaps of stories to tell from the road, an avid Ajax supporter and one of the few reps that were invited for lunch (we lived behind the store) whenever he dropped by. he even paid his respect at my dads funeral.
it’s sad to hear that he passed away last week at 94, my mum pointed me to this little video of his time at the local TV station commentating on Ajax. it gives you a small glimpse of how he was.
rest in peace deetje !
the hump the hump the hump
surfed the hump with lee and roh on sunday morning. looked at killy and williamsons, but it was out of control there. nice lefts and rights on a pitchy wave. only have photos of williamsons.
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up
this evening i was outside with my daughter when she pointed up and with a loud voice said ‘MOOOOOOOON’, she has been fascinated by the moon from age 1 and it seems to only get more excited by seeing it hang in the evening sky.
the first time i looked at the moon through a cheap telescope, this obviously humongous object silently slid from one side of the ocular to the other as the earth rotated underneath it. it felt like a humongous spaceship or the death star. (i found out the hard way that the moon is way too bright to look at like that.. use a filter kids !!)
wolfram alpha tells us how big the moon is
Moon vs. Australia... Australia wins. Bonzer !
rye
a beautiful day