Swell time

Kayla's debut

Dan suggested we get to the sock at 6 when there will be no wind and midtide. What he failed to mention was there would also be no light. The sock look peaceful under a full moon.
Michaela (or is that Steph Gilmore) was keen to take Fergal out and take advantage of the first light.
Golden Sunrise
Kayla sizing up a roundhouse cutback
Thommo trimming a small left which he said was working ok.
I think Dan set his EST clock. It was a small surf but still worth the effort.

Easy as One, Two, Three.

1. Select Break2. Suit Up
3. Surf
Thommo
Jethro

Big Dan

Too good to get more photos

One horse down

With Daniel sending in his usual text, "just changing nappy, be there in ten I decided to go out at "the sock" (below) even though "south sock was looking tempting (above)
When Dan arrived he paddled out at sock only to drift to "north sock" (below) He managed to get a few but the trusty old sock seemed to produced the goods more consistantly.
Eventhough we were "one horse down" (Thommo) he did report in from a week at the Dulla. He said he forgot to get a photo but lucky for us he is quite a talented artist.

Byron Bay

As usual every year the sock becomes very quiet as the lads part for their little piece of indulgence elsewhere on the planet. I ventured to our usual place of choice, Byron Bay and this is what we were greeted with on day one.

This is probably the best I have ever seen main beach in my 30 years going there.

Second day was much smaller but it didn't stop Nitro from smashing it up.

Found a new past time for Thommo. I reckon he could play either of these instruments.
Later in the week Macca and Gonzo, Sockers from QLD came down for a play. Dick giving Fergal a run (above) and Macca tucking into an optimistic backdoor (below).

Saw a few bands including Baskery (above) and Sneaky Sound System at the Beach Hotel and The Beautiful Girls at the Great Northern. Check out a song by The beautiful girls below. Good band.

The pass was also dishing up some reasonable waves by the end of the holiday.

Movember

The call from Thommo/Seabreeze was 3 foot and light northerly. Well at first glance it was stuggling to get to a metre but the occassional second wave of the set was going close. We were tempted to pull up stumps and go for a Chai Latte but Thommo had to have a last session for Movember. It turned out to be the right call.

Eventhough Dan may not look it (above) he still knows how to trim the small stuff (below).

Check this out. I didn't get a shot of a flying saucer but I did catch Thommo drinking water. Who would've thought.
Thommo leaning into a reasonable second wave of the set.
After the morning session Dick and Thommo decided to check out "The Break" and "The Hoodoo Gurus" that night at Sharks Leagues. The Break are a combination of the muso's from Midnight Oil and The Violent Femmes playing surf music. Check out my fav below.

My Favourite Guru's Song

Live action from my iPhone (average audio but check out Thommo at the end of the Gurus.

Well done lads. A great send off to Movember for another year. Changing the face of men's health.