This past weekend I went to Surf Camp Australia on Seven Mile Beach in Gerringong, Australia.  It was a lot of fun learning how to surf despite just having the wettest july in over 60 years and the 50 degree weather.  Once you had the wetsuit on it wasnt that bad except for your feet which were always extremely cold.  The worst part was putting on a wet wetsuit for the second lesson on the day.  On saturday we had two lessons, one at 9am and one at 1:30pm.  Each lesson lasted about 2 and a half hours and consisted of lessons on technique and then mostly practicing on your on in the water.  The counselors said the waves were "small" but they were bigger then any wave you will see around New England.  Five of us, all from Weerona College stayed in a small cabin which we spent most of the time huddled around the space heater which was given to each room.  Since this trip was during Flood Week or Orientation Week at Weerona College we were all supposed to still be wearing our bandannas and we became known as the ninja turtles.

Cabins we stayed in with the dining and meeting area in the middle.

Surfing under a rainbow after the wettest July in over 60 years.

Group Photo.  I got the red surfboard in the back middle.

Surfing lesson.

1. Paddle

2. When the wave hits you paddle hard three more times 

3. Thumbs to nipples and lift your chest and head up like your stretching your abs

4. Bring your back foot up

5. Bring your front foot up to between your hands and point at a 45 degree angle

6. Raise your body up and keep looking forward

7. Ride the wave, to turn just slowly look to where you want to turn