Tim and Chris, the couple I’ve been staying with in Perth, took me out surfing a few times over the weekend. It’s been about 20 years since the first and last time I tried, so I was happy to catch the second wave I tried and to standup (briefly) on that same wave. Of course, it was all down hill from there.
The first time we went, it was ostensibly to watch a couple of their friends taking surfing lessons. I’ve heard of a lot of people my age doing that recently and I think it highlights a shift in culture. When I was at school, it seemed that if you hadn’t learnt to surf as a child, you were never going to. Now it seems, despite the tendancy to avoid the sun for long periods, that people are keen to make the most of their time in the water.