After surfing Whale Bay I drop Anna off and get the van rigged for the rest of my travels in New Zealand and try without success to catch up on the blog. The IT issues have become insurmountable using my old hardware so I give it up as a bad loss and after a few beers turn in early.
That inevitably means that I am up before dawn the following day and on my own I head straight for Manu Bay where I am treated to a gorgeous sunrise, whilst I get my wetsuit on.
Anna was hoping to join me in the water and I also hoped to bump into Flash at the break because he paddles out there every morning with his son, but neither can be seen so I am on my lonesome.
It is so early in the morning when I wade out over the rocks which I will be surfing over as the tide comes in, that there are only a handful of people in the water. I know it won’t last long because the conditions are PERFECT.
I am back on my game today and a bit gutted that nobody witnesses it. It doesn’t matter though because I’m having such a great surf and there are a few people in the water to have a laugh with.
I lost count of how many waves I caught but it was loads and I was riding from right on the point and then surfing around the coast until I had to jump off or surf straight into the breakwater which pushes out into the sea.
Fantastic session. I’m loving New Zealand.
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So jealous of that surf!!! Especially in the middle of a complete wave-drought. This has to be the worst year for surf I can ever remember. I thought climate change was going to be bringing more powerful storm systems with bigger waves, not endless east / northerly airflow with blocking highs mid-atlantic. :/
Anyway, on more important matters, glad you’ve got hold of some new duct-tape!