My 4 year old daughter has discovered the stoke of boogie boarding. So much so that she has named her board - "Seabreeze".

Sorry Laurie, it was a $2 garage sale jobby.

She's named her brother's board "hotpants"

Still, it is pretty cool when walking in from playing in the waves and she looks up and says "Dad, this is the happeist I've ever been in my life!"

brady said...

it is pretty cool when walking in from playing in the waves and she looks up and says "Dad, this is the happiest I've ever been in my life!"

Full of win

Awesome!!

FlySurfer said...

Off topic but anyway...

Am I too old for boogie boarding?
I've never really been very good at surfing, and when I broke my back and all my nerve problems I figured I'd never be able to surf properly again... so I sold my board.

I could ride really big waves with the boogie board, but I could only do the small-medium stuff with my 7 footer... But you'll know what people think of men with boogie boards... it just doesn't look right.

So should I boogie or not? Is there anyway I could look respectable with a boogie?
... I've given up on kiting, there's never any wind, and it's always raining.

I can't go cycling cos it's so dangerous on both the footpath and road + my bike's farked.
Going to the GYM is gay.

So I've only got BattleField 3 and diving to keep me *sane.

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Take some kids with ya for a boogie and ya shouldn't look out of place.
Whenever its to small for my 115kg to propell through the water on my Superfish
i grab the eski and kids and always have a blast. Eski is good for a bit of skim boardin too

Hey Flysurfer

If you care what people think about you why do you post here?

Riding a bike on a cycle track is perfectly safe. You just have to do it carefully and sensibly. I do it all the time. You just don't go fast unless you can see that it is safe. Even better is to do it on a mountain bike. You get the same workout, but much slower speed.

Boogie boards are excellent fun. You can lie nice and flat on them and flip-flop out to the lineup. It's very restful and easy on the back. Much better than arching your back or even standing on a SUP.

I am keen to get a surf mat, mostly for nostalgia reasons. I used to surf all the Victorian breaks in the 70's on a surf mat and it was awesome. My two best memories are getting barrelled at Bells and getting hooted by the crew, and taking of on a 10' wave and bouncing over the top of the guys paddling for the shoulder.

I am a strong believer in "use it or lose it". My back had degenerated to the permanent pain level. I just took it a little easy getting out of bed in the morning and a little easy on the bike and gave it heaps kiteboarding. It's come good now.

I'm not a big fan of gyms. I don't like all the getting yourself there and doing the machines and working on isolated body parts and all that stuff. I prefer the total body involvement style where you get beaten up in the water or pound yourself on a mountain bike.

It could be good to go to a GAY gym. You might score. Use a condom.

start with walking regularly (min 1hr - 3-4 times per week), subject to medical advice

get yourself a landyacht- some are so comfortable you can sleep in them!

the dodgy leg wont stop you- one of our mob (chook) is much like you with a deadleg, and you cant get him out of his landyacht.

if anyone gives you curry about being on a bookie board- they will shut up once they see your scars!

ignore them and have fun.