Got to test out the new board today and it gets the thumbs up from me!
We spent the morning driving north towards Port Macquarie, before coming across the point break of 'Middle Rock Beach'. It wasn't exactly where we had had in mind, but it looked great. Only a few surfers in and some gentle(ish) waves to get used to the board on. It's been a while since I last surfed, so we tentatively got into the water, but after a few great rides, really relaxed into it and enjoyed my first taste of Ozzy surfing! The water was warm enough to be pleasant, but I wouldn't say it was hot! And best of all, the board rides really well. It's much shorter than my normal board, so really easy to turn and calve across the wave face.
The van came into its own afterwards - not only for getting changed in, but also for the ability to brew a coffee and for providing chairs to sit in and watch the remaining surfers in the last of the sun! Just as we were about to leave, two surfers came over and very calmly told us that they'd got out as they'd just seen a shark!! A good reminder not to still be in the water at dusk!
Just down the road, in North Haven, our friends Vicky and Joe had invited us to stay. On the short drive over, we stopped to check out these big Pelicans!
It was a really tranquil spot, that turned out to be just around the corner from their house!
We had a super fun evening of catching up, over Chinese food and a glass of Australian wine, while getting plenty of surf and trip advice from the 'locals'...
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