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Cant we all just go climbing... 13-Mar-2008 At 4:01:19 PM westie

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On 13/03/2008 simey wrote:

>Went down to the Portland coast a few days ago. Met up with Gordy and
>Donna and surfed some reasonable waves at Shelleys Beach. A few other climbers
>(Juergen, Esther, Kate, Kathy Iain, Nicky) were also down there surfing
>nearby Bridgewater.
>
>Given that Esther and Kate had just ticked Masada in recent weeks, it
>was important for my own ego that they didn't get too good at surfing as
>well, so when they weren't looking I scraped all the wax off their surfboards
>and rubbed soap on there instead.
>
>The following day Gordy pronounced that Shelleys was too big to surf,
>but Iain and I ignored his opinion and paddled out. Twenty minutes of non-stop
>paddling later and we were still copping close-out sets on the head. The
>worst part was admitting that Gordy was right. We each caught a wave in
>and then drove back to Bridgewater to surf with the others. Drove back
>to Nati that Monday arvo.
>
>You're right about the surf forecast looking good over the next week.
>Easter Friday in particular looks like it might be REALLY big.

That storey was one of the most boring things I'VE read on Chockstone in a while.