I'm off on holidays tomorrow - we're heading down to Burleigh Heads for a few nights and a well deserved break. I may even attempt to get my weak, pale flabby body out on a surfboard once or twice.
It always seems so appealing beforehand, but the allure quickly dissipates after getting dumped upside down on the 18th attempt to paddle out beyond the break with arms like wet noodles and a face full of salt water. When you finally make it out the first wave you try to catch leaves you half-drowning whilst being beaten around the head with a lump of laminated foam. A few hours later your aching beaten body gets gently washed to shore and you stumble to the nearest bar on wobbly legs. When feeling has finally returned and you're talking up your day your nasal passages decide it's time to let go of the litres of mucus-infused salt water they've been storing up in a long drooling stream. It's a soul thing.
It always seems so appealing beforehand, but the allure quickly dissipates after getting dumped upside down on the 18th attempt to paddle out beyond the break with arms like wet noodles and a face full of salt water. When you finally make it out the first wave you try to catch leaves you half-drowning whilst being beaten around the head with a lump of laminated foam. A few hours later your aching beaten body gets gently washed to shore and you stumble to the nearest bar on wobbly legs. When feeling has finally returned and you're talking up your day your nasal passages decide it's time to let go of the litres of mucus-infused salt water they've been storing up in a long drooling stream. It's a soul thing.
You just described all of my attempts to surf.
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Toolie...... Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteJanza
Enjoy your break.Watch out for those damn schoolies! BTW I have that album on vinyl from the early '70s and the re-released cd from a couple of years ago! It's a classic.
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