...that's what they call surf boards around here...Cape Town's water's are home to many great white sharks due to lots of yummy seals. Still it's apparently a really nice city to surf in. A couple of days ago we were sitting at Llundadno beach on the Atlantic coast and watching a group of body boarders and it looked like so much fun. Yesterday we decided to buy each other Christmas presents so we got two boards, flippers and Espen got himself a wetsuit.
Cape Town is situated with oceans on two sides; on the one side you find the Atlantic, and on the other the Indian ocean. The Atlantic side is freezing cold (about 11-14 deg) due to currents from the South Pole while the Indian side is warmer as the currents come from equator. The best thing would obviously be to surf on the warm side, but unfortunately that's where the sharks live... A few sharks have been spotted on the Atlantic side as well, but they are very rare there.
This morning we decided to give it a shot and went to the light house at Milnerton in Table Bay, that's on the Atlantic side. The spot seemed popular with other surfers and there were also life guards on duty which is a good thing. The waves were not too big, just perfect for us rookies:) It's a lot easier than surfing because you just lay on top of the board, wait for a nice wave and kick as much as you can when the wave approaches you. We kind of got the hang of it but there is still room for a lot of perfection!
I had good fun singing "tadah tadah tadah" (the theme from "Jaws" /"Haisommer") while we waited for the good waves.
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Ser utrolig kult ut... men litt Skeptisk til haiene... husker haidykket jeg var med på for ett år siden i Gansbaii. Veldig lite pene dyr... pass opp!
So, seeing as all these people are leaving funny messages...does that mean "bubble bubble" is a real language?!
I think not!!! It's a conspiracy! A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!!!!!
Hi Anne!
This is one of your UiO teachers checking in. The beach, sun, surfboards and sea look amazing. Wish I was there. Just wondering though - what is happening on the academic front? What's uni. like?
Nothing academic has happened so far:) Starting UCT this week. Just got back from a week of "pre field work" in Botswana. Worked on the HISP project together with Johan S and the local team members. Was very nice!
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