Top surf in Margret River
Two days ago and today I had an excellent surf session in the Margret River region. For the last two weeks the weather has been on and off but I have been getting intermittent surfs at the Margret River mouth near Prevellay, pretty much a beginners wave but as you move further south down the beach it gets heavier and more challenging. Notably a few days ago I was having a nice surf when my leg rope snapped leaving me 50 meters off the beach with no board and a swim in. Lucky it happened on a beachie and not a reef where the swim in could have been a bit treacherous.
Two days ago the wind turned offshore for the first time in ages and I went down to the well known LeftHanders break, a notable place given the fatal shark attack there about a year ago. Anyway the surf was glassy and I had an excellent session in chest to head high waves. It really brought my confidence back and I was having a great time dropping into many lefts and rights that broke quickly over the reef for fast fun rides.
Yesterday the surf was flat so Chucky and GT, two guys from Perth I had met, and I decided to go play a round of golf. I won the game but none of plays were particulary impressive. I think I may have scored one bogey but most of the holes were double bogeys and beyond, not something to get excited about. Still we had a fun day and Chucky ended up having to buy three jugs of beer for three penalites incurred due to an inability to hit the ball past the ladies tee off three times during the game.
Today we headed down to Indjidup after a big night at the pub last night. Responsible me went designated driver last night and ended up carting three very drunken and excited larrikens back to our Grace town caravan park. Hangovers semi cleared by twelve we headed down to the beach with not much hope of a decent session but were thrilled to find a lovely glassy peak with the odd head high set coming through. I made some pretty good waves and I found it always helps to have a few guys behind you questioning your manhood to make you drop into that wave you think to be a little too large for yourself.
Only a week left to go before I am on the train back to Melbourne.
B
Two days ago the wind turned offshore for the first time in ages and I went down to the well known LeftHanders break, a notable place given the fatal shark attack there about a year ago. Anyway the surf was glassy and I had an excellent session in chest to head high waves. It really brought my confidence back and I was having a great time dropping into many lefts and rights that broke quickly over the reef for fast fun rides.
Yesterday the surf was flat so Chucky and GT, two guys from Perth I had met, and I decided to go play a round of golf. I won the game but none of plays were particulary impressive. I think I may have scored one bogey but most of the holes were double bogeys and beyond, not something to get excited about. Still we had a fun day and Chucky ended up having to buy three jugs of beer for three penalites incurred due to an inability to hit the ball past the ladies tee off three times during the game.
Today we headed down to Indjidup after a big night at the pub last night. Responsible me went designated driver last night and ended up carting three very drunken and excited larrikens back to our Grace town caravan park. Hangovers semi cleared by twelve we headed down to the beach with not much hope of a decent session but were thrilled to find a lovely glassy peak with the odd head high set coming through. I made some pretty good waves and I found it always helps to have a few guys behind you questioning your manhood to make you drop into that wave you think to be a little too large for yourself.
Only a week left to go before I am on the train back to Melbourne.
B
posted by Brad Phelan at Friday, December 03, 2004
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