Feb. 23, 2011
Surf Sessions = 6
Km Driven 4870
Morning shone through the curtains and gave way to a bright sunny day...and beautiful shoulder high peelers at the beach break (cheers from George!). The surfing was great as George rented a nice longboard and proceeded to put it through its paces with long rides and toes on the nose. The surf report was showing some promise as there was a distant cyclone to the north that was spinning its way SE, directly into the swell window of Whangamata and the Coromandel Peninsula. The predictions were 3-5 meter swell with surf showing up in the 2-4 meter range...howls of glee ensued from George regularly about every 4 hours:)
Maia truly loves the beach. She frolicks in the water to about knee deep and does her bit of "sand surfing"...swimming the breast stroke in soft dry sand getting sand in every conceivable crevice in her body! The trouble with this is the sand extraction process which leads to shrieks and pleading, followed by subdued submission...and being mostly sand-free. This is usually followed by an ice cream session to appease the "wild animal". The whole trip she has been referring to herself as the "baby zebra" since she saw Racing Stripes. Alisa is mommy Horsie and George is the mythical creature from Winnie the Pooh - the Heffa-lump! Makes for interesting conversation on car rides. The day finished with a nice home cooked meal of pasta (a nice change from a lot of restaurant food).
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