Around The World In 80 Waves

I am gutted not to have got in the water at Bell’s Beach when it was working properly but that is what happens when you disobey the golden rule of surfing, passing up quality surf when it is available.

Sadly I have no time left in the area and must hit the road again.

I have promised to get my nephew a boomerang during my time in Australia so have to pull up at the Aboriginal Cultural Centre that I see on the road from Torquay towards Melbourne.

I quickly found one for him and also had a look around the centre’s gift shop learning about how to make didgeridoos, and enjoying some of the aboriginal art available there.

I have to resist buying loads of things though, because I have a ton of stuff to send back from Australia already.

Buying the boomerang I wanted I am delighted to discover that there is a boomerang throwing area at the back of the centre where they have supplied a number of them so that you can practise throwing the returning boomerangs without risking your own purchase.

Armed with the knowledge of the correct throwing technique you see here I launch one with all my might.

It turned as it is supposed to but as you see here got stuck in a tree!

I had a couple of attempts but think you need to throw with a little less gusto than I was using, because you have every chance of decapitating yourself otherwise when it returns at pace.