Christmas Eve and Sam and I have already surfed Point Leo when we arrive at Shoreham about 1.30 or so. Honeysuckle is the break on the left when you come down the hill onto Shoreham beach. I think of it as quite fickle, not because I've surfed there but because in my previous surfing at Shoreham, at least 20 times it probably only seems to have been working less than half those times. Today more people appear out at Honeysuckle that at Pines - the other shoreham break at the right end of the beach. Honeysuckle is accessed from a rocky outcrop and you edge out between rocks and wait for the waves to die and then paddle out hard. It's quite easy to get out today as there is a good break between sets and waves are generally in the 1/2 to 1 meter plus range.
I paddle out the back quickly and sit up on my Board to find Sam. I look back and can't see him and then begin to think maybe he got washed back on the rocks and is struggling to get back out. Then, when I look a bit to the right I can see him standing up and heading right and he goes and goes - he must have gone twenty meters at least before he just falls off. He gets out in the break and starts walking back around. Honeysuckle is legend for its long rides going right when the swell is juts right. Today it's not in the legend range but it's pretty good. I get three for four great rides including one where I get up quickly with Sam on my inside and I go with the break right and can see Sam on my right slowly but surely getting up as well. I try to indicate to him to give me right of way but he just grins back and suggests I fall off. In the end we both get a great 20 meter ride into the shore. We climb out and head back out. All in all we spend an hour and a quarter in the surf and get some great waves.
Sam is effusive about how great this surf is and claims he has had the best surf ever and got the best wave ever. It was certainly good and I am probably a Honeysuckle convert as well as I too had a great time. We get back in the car and head to Leo for a post surf coffee and something to eat - it's probably about 3.00 pm or so. At Leo I get a coffee and a Muesli slice (home made&highly recommended) and Sam has his usual potato cakes and chips. Been a great day with two breaks down and a few good waves had by both of us.
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