EARLY FEBRUARY FUN - 11 FEBRUARY 2020

11 February 2020

Mountain bike ride at Brisbane Water NP. Played in the old quarry and followed the Tommos Loop Track.

Heaps of water and some parts were heavily eroded – fun obstacles to go over and through.

10 February 2020

Wandered around Somersby Falls with Kara. A couple of days after the heavy rain and still lots of water.

9 February 2020

Birdy visitors.

4 February 2020

A mountain bike ride at Kincumba Mountain on the tracks. Did some berms well that I normally flounder upon. Yahoo!

Swim at The Haven after the ride. Visibility poor.

2 February 2020

Swim and sit at Pearl Beach with Jacinta. Warm water. Good coffee.

Visited at home by rainbow lorikeets and three sulfur-crested cockatoos.

1 February 2020

Walk around the rocks at the Haven. Tide was low.

Followed by swim though water visibility was poor due to plankton.

LATE JANUARY FUN - 31 JANUARY 2020

31 January 2020

Swim at The Haven.

30 January 2020

Snorkel at Toowoon Bay. Heaps of fish.

A new bird in our yard.

Spiders are proliferating.

29 January 2020

Nice day but surf very flat.

A morning ride at Kincumba Mountain along a few of the tracks. No one there, quiet, damp tracks, humid, misty and heaps of mosquitoes.

Surfed at The Bend, Terrigal with Ken. Some okay waves but the tide filled the waves quickly and it was 'all over red rover'.

A visit from Friend Chris for a few days.

28 January 2020

Visited the physio this morning. A few adjustments to the wrist brace and a discussion on possibility of surfing. We removed the metal bracing of the wrist strap.

Left the physio and drove straight down to The Bend on Terrigal Beach. Heaps of waves – some fast lefts and short but fun rights. The wrist hurt a bit but not enough to spoil the fun. After ¾ hour, I was tired but feeling so good.

26 January 2020

Cycled along the path at Umina/Ettalong Beaches.

It was very warm and humid. Such pretty views. Finished with a swim at Umina Beach after the ride.

25 January 2020

Cycled along the path at Tuggerah Lake, Long Jetty. Rode for a while on some short tracks where someone had made a few bike challenges… fun.

Wrist felt good but a bit awkward with the flat metal  that runs along the strapping. Hard to get a good grip on the handlebars.

A FUN MORNING - 22 JANUARY 2020

Awake well before dawn.

Today was the day to try different activities to see how the wrist fares.

I checked the surf at North Avoca Beach. It was smallish and erratic so I passed on that one.

Back in the van and a short drive to Avoca Lagoon for a kayak.

The water level had risen a few centimeters after the big rainfalls a few days ago. The lagoon looked a little healthier. The paddle started in glassy water with a light swirling mist over the water. Very pretty.

A number of birds were foraging along the shoreline and they didn’t seem perturbed by my presence.

I paddled up the north channel and then back and around the island. The morning sun shimmered as it reflected off the water.

Back home and Jacinta was awake. We decided to head to Umina Beach for a walk, cycle or surf.

The waves were rolling small on a high peaking tide. I decided on a surf and Jacinta had a walk along the promenade.

I was nervous about the wrist verses surf. I strapped the wrist well and eventually stood up on six waves. It didn’t hurt my wrist getting to my feet but it was a bit awkward and slow. It was heaps of fun and I felt more confident to surf more.

Out of the surf and I decided on a short bike ride. No problem. I even rode of the gutter a few times and it all felt good. MTB is back on the agenda as well.

After all this, Jacinta and I had coffee at the café at Ettalong.

Feeling good :)

THE WRIST - MORE INJURIES - 20 JANUARY 2020

In December I was still recovering from the rib injury when hit by my surfboard in Sumba, Indonesia.

There was about two weeks when it all felt good and i was back in the waves.

Just before Xmas I had a windsurf. It was a great day. Perfect wind. Unfortunately, I fell on my wrist and sprained my wrist!

It is now towards the end of January. The wrist is getting better but I'm still limited in activities I can do mainly because the wrist can't bear my body weight so any falls might be painful or cause the injury to start again.

Ah well, them's the breaks.

I'm back to kayaking and the next steps are cycling/mtb, surfing and windsurfing.

Strangely enough, I have been able to swim and snorkel. I guess there is no weight bearing.

I've been thinking about FB, you tube and blogs so I might do some changes in my approach towards them. see what eventuates.

A kayak at Brisbane Water yesterday along an unnamed waterway through the mangroves. It was fun exploring with some encounters with birds.