Sunday 20th June and its overcast and windy but Sam and I decide to head to Phillip Island with Flynn's Reef the destination. We leave about 11.30 and arrive at Flynn's about 1.15 pm and its windy and also just a real inconsistent, swirly wind. Flynn's Reef is just before the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island and on the way to Cat Bay. We get out of the car and check the beach and its pretty ordinary, in fact the only reason you would surf Flynn's today would be because you had set yourself a ridiculous challenge to surf 50 different breaks in one year.
I head down the beach and it's that windy I'm having trouble holding my McTavish 9' Mal. I get out the back and I'm wondering what the hell I'm doing. A couple of waves comes through and they just blow out and then reform to dump just before the beach. I try and get a couple of waves but it is pretty hopeless and the wind is just getting stronger. I get onto a wave and get up and just hang on the lip and then bang the wave dumps and down I go. I go flat into the water and then over and get washed into the shore. I head back out, but after 10 minutes I think this is ridiculous and head back to the car where Sam is warm and happily listeningto the radio.
Sam and I do our usual stop at Smiths and again I get a great wrap and Sam has his version of a mixed grill - 3 nuggets, 3 calamari rings and chips. It is very good as usual as is the coffee. We check YCW and Smiths and there are waves but the wind is so off-shore and strong it is just holding up the waves and high tide is not helping. We head home and whilst the surf was rubbish and I feel satisfied that I have another break down and believe I'm still on track.
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