Dogs have pretty good balance, maybe
having four paws on the ground instead of two legs helps, or maybe
the fact that they have not forgotten how to move and eat in ways
suitable to their species, something that is irrecoverable for most
humans. With winds still forecast in the 15 to 20 knot range for one
final day, we went up to Yorkeys Knob at low tide to surf with the
sea kayaks. The only other dude out was a stand-up paddle boarder
whose dog stood happily on the front of the board while he surfed.
Had our waterproof camera not suddenly completely failed, I would
have taken a photo.
An old picture from Yorkeys Knob
Even with the bigger sets, we were
probably only getting waves near a metre, but this time they were
regular, well formed, with a longer wave length than we have had
before, and, overall just much easier to get a ride on. We were
pretty much able to catch one wave after another. After a while,
however, I started feeling my trunk muscles. Our kayaks are fairly
responsive, but turning a 5 metre sea kayak around still takes a fair
bit of trunk strength. What with weight training and bouldering, I
don't really have any days off during the week and consequently my
muscles are pretty much chronically stiff and sore.
As the tide rose, the waves started to
wash out a bit and we paddled back into the harbour and finished with
some eskimo roll practice – yeah, I really felt like that with
stiff sore muscles!
The wind is still blowing pretty
steadily at about 15 knots this afternoon, so we might squeeze one
more surfing day out before the doldrums return. And the dog, only
fell off once.
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