action packed
Pfew we had an action packed day today…
First up: The surf was going to be good, so we got up at a quarter past six and paddled out in Lyall Bay at around seven. The ocean was clean, glassy and about shoulder high. Even though it was closing out a bit, we had some nice rides, and Willemijn even scored her best (and longest) ride ever.
But the best thing of all was when we noticed a group of dolphins swimming a little farther out in the bay! They hung around for quite a while and we’d see them jumping out of the water every now and then.
After our surf session we headed to reefside to drop off my board. I had an unfortunate collision with someone dropping in on me yesterday - someone with a tough plastic rented board - resulting in a ding on my rail… I’ll get it back next week I hope.
Next, we headed to the Newton Festival, where Kate was performing with her choir. Everyone in the choir wore their most colourful outfit, with Kate looking fantastic in her Ghanese dress.
The festival was big, sunny and very festive, with exotic food stalls and live music covering a large area of this colourful suburb - it reminds us of the suburb called Lombok in Utrecht with all the indian, asian and south american cafes and shops.
We had a few nice beers and a great lunch in Kate’s garden before we headed home.
The sun’s still burning brightly and the cicades are still making an incredible noise, we’re about to enjoy home-made pizza that Willemijn’s prepared and we’re looking forward to another fantastic sunset this evening that will form a dramatic finale to the fun-packed weekend. Tomorrow will be just another manic Monday (whooo-hoo-whoo)…
