Surfs Up at Delicate Mobby

After an eventful Australia Day, in which we roamed around Circular Quay in Sydney harbor which had multiple stages with local and some bigger named bands and singers playing and watched the fireworks across the way in Darling Harbor, the learn to surf weekend was underway friday afternoon.

 We boarded the big green and black Mojo Surf coach bus for our 6 hr ride North to the basically deserted shores of Crescent bay. Here we stayed at Delicate Mobby camp group for the weekend. The accommodations were military style of a large room with 25 or so beds in each room and since we didn't arrive until around 12:30 am everyone just grabbed an empty bed and crashed. An early morning wake up call got us up for breakfast and our first lesson, including surf safety and techniques. then we hit the beach where we paddled out into the waves with our first goal 'to catch the wave' not even stand yet, and did most of us just get thrown around for a while. The instructors were awesome in setting ppl up for a wave and giving a push start to catch the wave. The feeling was amazing when you were being propelled towards the beach in the whitewash of a wave. Although this seemed to be rare and fleeting moments for me during the first session, and in my determination i had not noticed that everyone but my friend Alex and an instructor had departed the beach for the afternoon and they were attempting to call me in.

Once in we had lunch and a few decided it would be a great idea to walk to beach before the afternoon session. On the walk we relished in the untouched beauty of the uninhabited coastline of Australia. Just breathtaking! We later asked the distance and realize we walked 5K! (and of course this was the time a got sunburned =\ ugh) But the second session started where i was starting to get my feet under me. Although i took many more spectacular falls that even others noted. Again i was the last one called out of the water, but we headed back to shower and have a BBQ dinner and bonfire on the beach. A cool thing we found was at night if you scuffed your feet through the wet sand or walked through the water there was a bioluminescence which sparkled and danced around your feet! When we had our fill of the fire, drinks and music we hit the sack for one more early morning call and our last surf session.

The last day there were defiantly less of the group who made it out for the last surf session due to sunburns and hangovers. I hit the water around 8 am and to my amazement i was actually catching waves and surfing! It was like everything finally clicked. the instructors were impressed and even suggested i head out a few more meters to try slightly larger waves for a longer ride. By the time they called us in i had gotten a few pictures taken, and was even asked if i had surfed before because i was ripping it up. Yayy. In a turn of moods i got to discover a small rip current while swimming in the waves, along with the feeling of swimming and swimming and not getting anywhere. Not so much fun but alex and i were able to get diagonally out of it where the feeling of sand under your feet was the best ever!
After a shower and burrito lunch we hit the road for Sydney one more time. For now I have learned a new skill, got some color and enjoyed a beautiful weekend in January.

The week ahead brings internship time and classes and a presentation. woohoo.
over and out for now =)

Fun Fact: You are not allowed to carry any form of weapon in Sydney, including mace or pocket knives. Its illegal