Saturday Sport
Andrew and I met up at 6:45 this morning to play a quick set of tennis. Somehow, both courts at our usual park were taken- do Australians sleep? We would have been third up as well, so we walked down to the Primrose Park courts that I’d run passed recently. Set on the edge of a cliff, in the middle of a flourishing, green forest and overlooking one of the harbour inlets, the courts look spectacular, especially since they were empty. They are similar to the courts my Dad and I played on Maui- carpeted with sand in a tropical like setting with abundant bird life chirping away. We walked through the unlocked gate and played a full set; unfortunately, Andrew came out victorious, 7-6 in a tie breaker. A good game though, Andrew, a good game.
I climbed up to the top of the fence to take this shot with my iPhone.
Afterward, Andrew was chased down by the Pro Shop employee to pay the $20 per hour court fee. He had no money on him and I had already walked up the trail on the other side, so we escaped without paying a dime! Next time we will though. $20 may sound expensive, but the courts are spectacular, especially if you split it four ways by playing doubles.
I filmed three kookaburras afterward, but as usual they didn’t laugh, damn kookaburras. Whenever I hear them laughing, I run outside with my camcorder but they always stop laughing just as I press the record button. I hate those stupid birds.
Solo Kookaburra that was hanging out behind two others. Taken with my camcorder… the new SLR is coming soon!
At 10:15 I went surfing at Freshwater with Freddy and a friend of his. The report predicted windy conditions and two foot surf, but we probably had three foot surf that was surprisingly glassy. I left the wetsuit in the car and trunked it in the warm sun. Blue bottle jellies littered the beach on our way in, which was a little sketch. Luckily, I made it out sting free. On my last wave though, I narrowly avoided a rogue longboard. I turned, digging my fins into the nose of the other board but cracked the rail on mine. It should be illegal to suck at surfing and not wear a leash- I just don’t understand how the lifeguards permit this garbage. Anyway, no big deal- I’ll just fill up the ding with some sun cure and it will be good to go.