Back to Torquay

So today Jen, Jen and I (no, that's not a typo, we now have two Jens living in the house) went back to Torquay to play in the surf. We had absolutely perfect weather - not too hot, but hot enough to make sure we didn't freeze when we were in the water. Brilliant blue sunshine, a gentle breeze, and awesome surf. The waves were HUGE - much bigger than they were two weeks ago. Jen and I are getting better at body surfing every time we go out. We definitely caught more waves today than ever before. I got tumbled and rolled by a few waves, too - thus discovering what happens if you're not quite on top of your surfboard when a big wave hits you. Ha ha! My knees are gonna be red for a little while, but no serious harm done.

I even managed to beach my board a few times! This happens when you catch a good big wave and its energy carries you all the way into shore. The only thing that stopped my board from moving forward on these huge swells was when my board finally came in contact with the sand. It was great. Once again I managed to get sand pretty much everywhere. We ate ice cream on our way back towards the bus stop in order to get the taste of the ocean out of our mouths. (I'm not kidding! I practically swallowed the last wave we rode in, and believe me, it did not taste good at all!)

We had a few complications getting home. Jen's mom was scheduled to arrive at the Melbourne airport at 8:45 this evening. If all had gone according to plan we would have had time to make it back to the house and shower (and maybe even eat something) before going out to the airport to collect her. Not so much. First the bus was late. Then there was a ton of folks getting on the bus with us and they didn't all have tickets, so the driver had to make change for them all - SLOWLY. As a result, we missed our connecting train in Geelong. Then when we finally caught the next train, there was a big bunch of guys in our carriage who were drinking (and already quite happily drunk) - and they had to be evicted by the train staff before we could proceed. The guys weren't interested in getting off the train so this took quite some time.

So in the end we got back into Southern Cross station with exactly enough time to grab the bus to the airport to meet Jen's mom. At least that part went off without a hitch, and she's now been toured around the house, fed a late dinner, and has headed off to bed. Tomorrow's going to be another full day as we head to St. Kilda markets and more beach time. Gotta take advantage of the warm summer weather here in Melbourne, as it won't last much longer!