Hey!

A short sad story with a happy endind :

Some of you, SUP Fanatics , might remember that four months ago, I was immobilised in a hospital bed wondering if i would move again... (www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=49119).

A few days ago, I was fully enjoying the fun of my SUP board between Lancelin and Jurien, WA...


The audio background of the video is more interesting than my wonderful surfing skills... inexistent!!!



Enjoy!

(Also tried to upload some (more impressive!!!) photos, but for some mysterious reasons, Lozza's machine could not "decipher the files" ... Another time!

Happy Fred

Congratulations to you! A valiant effort and Im sure you have so much more to progress. As a relitively recent shoulder reconstruction patient I appluase your progress and can't wait to see your future videos!

Bravo Fred

I remember the earlier thread and its great to see you out there! Gives hope to us all

Great stuff...

Well done on getting back out there.

Great stuff to see you back out on the water it must feel great.

Well done

Rob

Good work mate, what a great come back

HAHA!
I managed to upload three of the images I initially wanted to insert in this thread...
The action takes place near Cervantes, WA.

Thanks all for the encouragements. This breaking neck story was a bit of a fight "against" my body, but that was somehow an amazing experience and i learnt much from it. So many unnoticeable things are sooo enjoyable now!

If it was anything like my experience catching that first wave after some has told you that you might never walk surf etc again made me cry and I still do on occasion!

OG SUP,
There was a bit of that 'under' the screaming in the video but shhhhh! It's a secret!!!... The filmed SUP session felt like a similar achievement in my recovery as the first time I run around Lake Monger remembering that I could painfully walk around it a few weeks before, which was also similar to be able to painfully walk around this lake when remembering been 100% dependent at the hospital a few weeks before. All these moments were pure euphoria inside me!!!

Also if that was your first wave back then in my book your shreading and it just gets better and better!

Thanks for the compliment... The video was my first wave and it was then the biggest wave i ever surfed in my life... I possibly surfed 3 times in the past 10 years...and last time I tried, I broke my neck!
My board skill in the video and photos results from several years of kitesurfing... and the paddling from years of canoeing/kayacking...

Come and have a paddle at Iso's. There's a few of us there on dawn patrol most mornings

BASECURVE, thanks heaps for the invitation! The shallow reef at Iso still scares me too much to try my luck there the accident made me paranoid about depth of water and nature of the sea bottom ... I'll definitely say hello next time I pass further offshore...

Hey Jeremy!
Glad to hear that you are healing well. I contact you
The neck? The broken chunk fused back to 90%, and the spine will stay bended at C7... but fortunately nothing really impressive from the outside!

Fred







There are also some funny falls , however, I do not manage to upload the photos...