1st May and today it's off to Phillip Island again. I'm on my own today as Sam has footy and I'll try and get back for that at 1.30 and so head off at about 8.00 am. I make pretty good time to the Island but once there I meander a bit checking out Woolamai, Forest Caves and Flynns's reef before I settle on Summerlands, better known as the home of the fairy penguin parade.
Summerlands has a point break, breaking over a shallow rocky reef and is accessed by walking down the boardwalk leading to the penguin parade. Today there are two people out and the waves are mainly about 2 ft with the odd 1 meter set rolling through. I head out pretty easily and sit out the back waiting for a set to come through. After about 10 mins and some waiting in turn a wave comes through and I'm up and heading right down the line - it's a pretty short ride and then goes to whitwater. There are some good rides out there though and you can ride all the way from the out the back into the beach - about 30 meters or so. A good fat 1 meter comes through and I'm up quickly but just as quickly I loose it and go splatt onto my back, on the left hand side of my board. I'm getting a bit frustrated now.
I chill out and paddle slowly out the back and wait my turn. I get two small rides and then at last get onto a good wave and go gliding right and then the wave breaks and reforms as I go right and I'm able to go up and turn down and find myself then shooting across the small, transparent, green wall for 10 meters as I come into the beach. A great way to finish and I decide to head for Smiths to get my usual coffee and a feed.
The challenge is still there to get to fifty and I think my family is giving up - for me the next Month of may will determine it and I think I need to be at 38 at least.
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