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| Tanner Beach in Yamba |
The best part about surfing in Yamba is that it’s not as
crowded as the other places such as surfers paradise or Byron bay and yet it
had plenty of beaches to choose from and oh the waves oh the waves. The waves
were beautiful uniform and nice and plenty on all sizes. While we beginners
were trying out in waist deep waters with 2 feet waves the pros were duking it
out further out where it was nearly 4 feet high and having over break at
tipping point too.
Surfing wasn’t easy but the basics were quite simple. Lie on
the board …. Paddle paddle paddle , position leg standby for standing … catch a
wave and somehow ….. just somehow … find that strength to push yourself up and
swing that leg into full standing position. I manage to stand on the first try
too …. Must be a lucky one that was since I could not repeat what I so easily
done the first time for the next 20 or so times.
Still standing and just riding that waves … It was an
amazing 5 seconds of my life ….
“Now which foot is your dominance foot ?” asked the teacher
…
I knew the answer to this and said left foot although I kick
a ball with the right foot. Must be like snowboarding rite …. Goofy. Apparently
it’s the same concept whatever it is so maybe that’s why I could stand up on
the first try, still it was a tiring sport and not really for the happy go
lucky me who just wanna try it out.
It’s amazing seeing how easy they do it and how fun it looks
with all the waves moving about but most of the time the concentration that it
took us beginers to just focus, paddle paddle paddle, catch that wave, try to
stand up and repeat all over again and the freaking cold of the waters despite
the wetsuit just makes it more appreciative of the guys who makes it look easy.
Dun even get me started on the falls and bruises I got from
surfing ….
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