It wouldn’t be an East Coast trip without some surfing so next up we headed towards Surfaris Surf Camp. As we arrived, got ready and headed down to the beach it continued it’s downpour of rain and hail, our instructors kept telling us not to worry as it wouldn’t make a difference once we were in the water but that didn’t help. Thanking our lucky stars as we started to unload the surf boards the sun made an appearance and stayed for the rest of the afternoon!
I was a little hesitant at first to try out surfing as I’ve heard from friends how much water ends up in your eyes/mouth/nose/etc but I powered through, listened to all the instructions and headed out with everyone else…
It certainly wasn’t easy but it was fun!!! You begin to paddle when you’ve decided to take that wave and continue with 4 more paddles once the wave has hit your feet, then spring feet onto the board but hold on with your hands until you’ve caught your balance. Too many times I let go too quickly or leaned to far back and completely wiped out but I soon learnt that was the fun of it!
Unfortunately one of our team landed badly once wiping out and ended up snapping both the bones in her ankle and got rushed off to hospital where she will likely stay for the remaining 2 days of the trip.
The rest of us headed back to the camp for dinner and a few drinks before a well earned sleep!!
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