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I still had no surf yet and finally we reached the Mornington
Peninsula, which is about 1,5 hours drive from Port Phillip/Melbourne.
Pumping Station/Gunnamatta: Offshore winds and a 4ft swell on
a sunny Sunday noon.
"A powerful left that barrels down the reef providing a ride
that will have your eyes open wide" (Surfer's Travel Guide).
The beach was pretty crowded with people. There have been at least
3 competitions in an area of about 4 kms. But the spots provide
plenty of waves so everybody gets their share. The
water was freezing cold but after the hot and dusty roads it was
just the right thing to get the head clear and my hair washed
in some really nice and glassy sets.
Our beauty waiting for boarding
Satisfied and refreshed we hit the road again in direction to
Port Phillip. Passing St Kilda - one of Melbournes' hip areas
- already with the eyes on the ferry which was just entering the
piers. During check-in a friendly looking guy in a yellow Landcruiser
with windsurfing gear on the roof came over to us and asked if
we were also heading for the Smackfest Challenge. This was Colin
Ivory from Queensland. The ferry left the big harbour at 9:00
and left for its 10 hour trip to Devonport. Together with Colin
we had our dinner and talked about the most important things in
the world and I had to tell him where you can go windsurfing in
Europe and why you do not freeze to death while doing it in Denmark.
We tried to get some sleep on the couches next to the bar but
at 7:00 when the ferry was giving signal for its arrival at Devonport
we could not have slept more than one hour in a row.
Melbourne in Smoke haze, Our Cuiser
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