This week all of the expo teams had their last surf lesson at East Cape. Everyone was excited to get back in the water as surfing is an activity enjoyed by all.

The day’s lesson consisted of a final test/assessment. As for myself (Michael), I knew straight away that I would barely scrape past getting the level one assessment let alone get to the level two assessment. As well as shooting the tubes, most people got to do their first board rescue. Thankfully there were people who were smart enough to know that kicking side on will get you nowhere and the right way is to have the heavier person lying on the back of the board and the lighter person at the back. A great experience was when a wave crashed on top of Helsen and I and then we caught the wave in with extreme skill. That’s totally what we meant to do. It was a great day.

Today when my group (Grace, 2A) went out the water was REALLY dumpy. The swell was huge and the waves had steep drops. We all managed to stand up a few times and Mollie M did amazingly. I think I probably got a one for assessment as getting up was hard. After doing a board rescue with Mollie M, we decided to try out some tandem surfing. Although we only stood up once and nose-dived quite a lot, it was a good laugh and we had fun. Due to the waves smashing us and the crabs attacking out feet we decided to use the last 30-40 minutes to have a swim. It was a very enjoyable last surf session.

Grace – Northcote High School, Michael – Wonthaggi Secondary College.