Sunday 16th January and I'm going surfing with my oldest son Michael today. He's coming down from a Sat. night but is up early and keen for a surf. We're still away on holidays at Apollo Bay and so we head to Skene's Creek in search of a wave. Skene's Creek is about 5 km from Apollo Bay and is a pretty reliable break with left and right hand beach breaks depending on the sand. Today, Victoria is pretty flat in terms of surf and when we get to Skene's it's got 1 to 2 foot waves with reasonable breaks in between sets. There are about four people out and so we decide to give it a crack.
The positive is that its easy to get out - takes about 30 seconds to get out the back and wait for a wave. This is great for Michael because he hasn't been surfing for a couple of years. We both get rides pretty quickly and Michael is up and away on a short left hand breaking wave and is pretty stoked to get a ride early and he also gets up smoothly and quickly. I catch a really good left hander early on and its a great little ride, smooth and lazy drifting along and up and out of the wave. The setting at Skene's is unbelievable - hills in the background to beach, spectacular scenic views to Apollo Bay and blue, blue water. The setting is great and then it is offset by a pod of dolphins swimming in the background - it is such a great site as a small pod of 3 dolphins are leaping out of the water and cruising in the background.
We surf for about 50 mins and both get our share of waves and wipeouts and it's a very enjoyable session in a spectacular setting. If you've never been to Apollo Bay - go because it's a great launching place for surfing (Johanna etc) and its got heaps to do - waterfalls, cafe's, great ocean walk etc etc. Break 14 down and I'm looking for 20-25 before the end of Jan.
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