14 February
Because of
covid restrictions and our daughters being away we had a quiet Christmas.
Today was
for us Christmas Day but in February. We hadn’t put the Christmas decorations
and tree away so the home had a festive feel to it. The girls were home and
their boyfriends too. Jacinta sister and husband were here. In addition, my
long time friend and his wife were there to join us for a long lunch.
We started
we drinks and progressed to lunch which was massive and tasty. Next were the
Secret Santa presents which Kara organised. The final part was the family
Christmas presents. Everyone was happy with the food, drinks and presents.
15 February
A surf
check revealed poor quality waves as the wind was strong and getting stronger.
A windsurf
day! I arrived at Canton Beach on Tuggerah Lake and Graham was rigging up.
Before long, I was rigged and in the water with the 5m sail. It was an awesome session
with strong constant wind. I managed a few small chop jumps and had a couple of
wipe outs gybing in the strong winds. A fun day.
17 February
A surf
check of North Avoca Beach. The surf was poor and the beach was covered in
bluebottles.
I loaded in
the kayak and headed over to Woy Woy. It was nice paddle along the channel and
around Pelican Island and the oyster farms. The tide was low exposing the farms
and adding a couple of kilometres onto the paddle. There were only a few birds
about maybe because it was a little windy. I watched a pair of Sooty Oyster
Catchers and a white faced heron that was foraging for food in the shallows.
18 February
An east
wind this morning.
I rang mark
and we drove over to Blackwall Mountain for a mountain bike ride. We got to the
top for a great view over Ettalong, unfortunately to the east a rain squall was
moving in. We just started the downhill when the rain it us. We continued and
had wet fun exploring the tracks and with two downhill rides along some heavily
eroded tracks. We were drenched by the end of the session.
Back home
and the rain cleared … for the rest of the afternoon. haha
.JPG)
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