Old Friends reunite in Australia

Laura and Miles came to stay with us in Victoria on the Queen's Birthday weekend.  They hired a car and drove up from Adelaide, along the Great Ocean Road.  They stayed the night at Port Fairy and continued on to Melbourne on the Friday morning.  We drove them down to Sandy Point for the long weekend.  It was a brilliant weekend!  Couple of photos attached, from the scenic drive back to Melbourne on the Monday.  

Various shots from days at Sandy Point

We went to Sandy Point again this weekend.  This weekend we were joined by Kim & Jac (and Larry), Mandy & Nathan (and Bronte, Yvette and Obi).  We went down on Friday night.  It is the middle of winter, but the weather was spectacular.  Cold at night, but gloriously sunny during the day.  I got slightly above my station and went stand up paddle boarding with Paul in all my clothes (was being lazy and didn't put a wetsuit on) - very risky..... as at one point we had a crash and he rode his board straight on top of mine.  Luckily I didn't fall in, in my jeans!  The photo of us stand up paddle boarding was taken at Shallow Inlet.  Nathan also gave us a lesson on how to rig up (and sail) our windsurfer which we bought a few months ago.   Paul got a land board recently, as a belated birthday present.  It is supposed to be used with a kite on the beach, basically a big skate board and the kite pulls you along.  There wasn't a breath of wind, so we decided to hook up a rope to Kim's ute, and be pulled around that way!  Being ever so careful, I wore a wakeboarding helmet!  Couldn't really face hitting my head!!! Other shots were taken a few months ago, probably the last time we took Kim & Jac's boat out wakeboarding at the Inlet.  

Jac cooked a delicious thai green curry on Saturday night, and we spent the day surfing on Sunday.  Fantastic weekend, can't wait for the next one down there.  

Surfing at Sandy Point

Just in case you don't believe my grand stories of starting to learn to surf.....here is the evidence. Paul bought me a surfboard for my 30th birthday in October. These shots were taken two weekends ago. It is now Winter, but tomorrow Laura and Miles arrive and we will take them to Sandy Point. Seeing as Laura did a surfing and yoga holiday in Hawaii not that long ago I'm expecting big things from her!