Surfing in Sri Lanka
As I get older I like to learn new things. In Mumbai it was the guitar and, over the last 4 years, I have developed in a a pretty poor guitarist but I enjoying kicking back of an evening and learning to play new songs. Some are classics and some should only be played on a karaoke machine. Much to Lucy's disgust I have even learnt a Justin Bieber song! I am not sure what is worse, my guitar playing or surfing. I am certainly no Jack Johnson! The beach hut at Horseshoe cove. Cocktails, fresh coconuts and the ubiquitous stray dogs In Dubai the new thing has been learning how surf. Living overseas there is an implicit assumption that, as an Australian, I can surf. When explaining my lack of skills, I need to remind people that although most of the population live near the coast, there are still a few that grow up a long way from the beach with rivers as there only source of water based fun. Our surfing started with...