24/08/11
Today was sand surfing day and we headed off to the dunes with some trepidation and a good measure of excitement. Upon arrival we found 50 school kids and 30 Korean tourists waiting. Now the school kids we had expected but the 30-50 Koreans in full on day ware we had not. Anyway we boarded the dune bus and headed over to the start line
Oh my the dunes were big. Each of our playgrounds stood at 25-30m high and were very steep. After divesting ourselves of shoes and outer layers we trudged up the dune. Now as you can expect this was hard work and we knew it would only get harder as they morning went on. Once atop the dune there was a good measure of fear but never wanting to wimp out I jumped on, well sat on my board (2m long by 45cm wide) and headed down the hill. The first few attempts saw us get sand in our face; fall over in an impressive number of ways. As the morning progressed and the sun grew hotter we improved to the extent we could pull a skid finish at the bottom.
After a another whiz round Coles we were back at the cabin for lunch. Of course there was a post lunch sleep and after that we soaked up the winter rays and read. Mum (James) then took over the kitchen whilst the boys went out to the pub. We met some real ozzies who were fishermen, bar owners and holiday cabin mangers. After 4 schooners and a good chat we headed back to mum. James had prepared on of his legionary Bolognese and we ploughed into this, pasta and garlic bread with delight. Post dinner James uploaded photos, I read my book and chicken got on a drinking mission. Around 10 we left chicken with a box of goon (cheap white wine) and headed to bed.
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