Hi All
Welcome back to Plettenberg Bay. The past few days have been quite eventful here on the Garden Route of South Africa.
On Wednesday a big easterly swell hit the coast. The waves were epic to watch, but just a bit out of the league of our riders so we decided to go in search of a spot that would be a little more forgiving. Our search took us westwards towards the protected bays of the Southern Cape. The swell had gotten into most of the spots we checked out, but fortunately there was one little bay that was angled just right so that the bulk of the swell pushed passed and out to sea, leaving us with perfect little peelers on the inside reef.
The easterly winds from the day before had chilled the water quite a bit, but other than that, it was epic conditions for the guys. We spent most of the day in town, surfing the reef and hanging out on the beach before it was time for us to make our way back to Plett. In the evening we all enjoyed a traditional South African Potjie for dinner before it was off to bed to rest our tired bodies.
Yesterday saw a much better looking sea. The swell had dropped off nicely and the westerly winds kept the waves clean. We met with Jon and Donna for another session at Solar Beach. The lessons started off with a warm-up swim to the backline and back through the surf. These skills are what the guys are going to find very handy when it comes time to do their life saving awards in Durban. After that it was time to get in some serious surfing time. The forecasted easterly wind ended up staying away and we managed to get in one of the best sessions of the trip so far. We surfed for most of the afternoon and into the evening. It was a perfect way to spend the day. Not surprisingly, it was another early night for everyone.
This morning we woke up to another swell hitting the Plett coast. This time the waves were just too big to even consider finding anything smaller. Instead we decided to give the sea a miss for one day and head off to the world famous Bloukrans Brigde for the highest bungee jump in the world. Right now everyone is on the bridge so I’ll have to fill you all in on what happened next time. So till then…
Take care
Bevan and Jill.