down on the mat

yep , thanks to sandygroper …got another ‘redback’ surfmat the other day

took it out for an early

john ,

an 80 something year old iceberger looked at it and me and said

“geez , it’s sad how LOW some people will go for a wave !!”

then after i’d been out for ten minutes , a heap of boogers started laughing and pointing .

after i caught heaps of chest high peaks , i then paddled away , to surf with graham , a guy i see down there a few times a week

"bloody hell, i’m not going to associate with some guy riding a li-lo " he says , and paddles away

after surfing for an hour or so , the surf dropped , so i ran home and got the blue 9’ mal

" you’re in trouble now" , i say to graham as i paddle past him, grinning

'nah mate , you’re in trouble for riding that pool toy"

…what a fun morning !!

cheers

ben

…the truly funny thing was , graham and thje boogers really struggled to catch waves that morning …

pascal , this may interest you …

while i was out on the mal , zz top was out there ,

and

the first thing he said when i mentioned i was out an hour previous on my surf mat

was …

…" did you have FUN ?? "

…ah yes , i think he GOT it !!

and yes , i told him , “i had HEAPS of fun !!”

cheers

 ben

Good on you Chip!!!

The boogers should have been at school anyway…

Sad to hear about the discrimination in the water…especially from people who know you…

At least you’re not gay or anything, that could be worse…

actually

i reckon ‘kharma’ may have also played a part , perhaps ?

[after all, i had in the past dropped in on boogers and badmouthed the whole lying down and mal riding trips

and

lo and behold …

20 years later ,

here i am doing the very same activities i thought i never would !]

…it just goes to show eh ? never say never

i guess you could say i do it both ways eh ? lol

cheers

ben

…been riding it a bit lately , as the surf has either been tiny , too shallow or too closing out , or all the above at once .

haven’t surfed with pascal and eno on our mats together yet …but autumn is often a more promising season [one month to go …yeehaaaa !!]

cheers  

ben

I bought 2 canvas mats last year for about $7.00 each and had a great time on a vacation to Kauai. I mat surfed poipu for 2 days with my kids. It’s the best way to surf 1 to 2 foot waves. So easy to throw your fins and a mat into your luggage. Going to be part of my travel kit whenever I go to the neighbor islands.