I headed down town today to get a new fin for my surfboard. A bottom turn in shallow water saw the old one snap off.
No one had a fin, but I went to the op shop to check out their selection of second hand books. As I was standing there I noticed a soft core surfboard – the kind people learn on – for sale for $100 ono…
I love the letters ‘ono…
I also love a good bargain…
So I began chatting with the shop assistant. (step 1 in haggling is get the person to like you!) then I asked what she would be ‘willing to take for it?’ I wasn’t prepared to spend any more than $50 but I thought it a bit rude to say that straight up…
‘how does $80 sound’ she asked.
I smiled politely and said ‘look thanks, but I’m just looking to buy it for my kids and $50 was all I wanted to pay’
She smiled back ‘$50 will be fine’
Yeeha!
So we all headed down to Cable Beach this afternoon where there were actually waves. The swell had come up yesterday to around waist high and there was a decent sandbank producing a nice little wave alongside the rocks.
We got the kids up and surfing on the op shop board and I scored a few nice righthanders off the point.
It wasn’t epic, but warm water and no crowds are always nice.
Off to croc country now.
The surfboards will be stored until we get to the Sunny Coast
We all got a few waves and it was a
It was a what? What? I need to know!
Damn you and your story serialisation protocols. . .
ha ha – ‘it was’ a flaw in the iPhone where there is no scroll bar so I couldn’t delete that sentence!
Anyway I was thinking that if I
Jerk – stop messing with us. The new iPhone up date will fix all these t
So how did you go surfing with the broken fin? I’m not a surfer (more of a mountain boy, complete with mountain bike), so maybe you can still surf w/one fin less.
What, you don’t think you can out surf some croc? Where’s your sense of adventure?
yay for opshops
well … down here we’ve just been smashed with our first winter front!!! hope YOU are enjoying your holiday!!!
It looks and sounds like you’re having a crap time