Sand surfing?
 
I’m always fascinated by sand dunes so when I realised that you can actually surf down them I was so excited, and like I always do, I get excited but don’t really think about what is involved! I was in Australia and the nearest sand dunes to me were in Newcastle in NSW so I headed up there and found a tour company that takes you there are provides all the equipment (its much less hassle for me that way!) First was a 4-wheel drive across the dunes and I’m glad that I wore a seat belt, unfortunately my seat wasn’t attached to the floor so I had to concentrate on not hitting my head on the ceiling or the window, whilst I was being thrown around like a rag doll, fun all the same though. We parked up at the top of one of the highest dunes and I remembered my fear if heights and thought “oh my God, what am I doingâ€? and chickened out.
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I watched as everyone else had a go and when I realised that you can do it sitting down instead of standing up I managed to muster enough courage to have a go. I waxed down my board, positioned myself and off I went. As I neared the bottom of the sand dune I had built up so much speed that I screamed, at the same time I veered out of control sending a wave of sand over me, most of which went into my open mouth – mouth full of sand, lovely! By this time I was covered in sand and loads was stuck up my nose so yes, I had definitely learned to keep my mouth shut for the next go!
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Its tiring walking back up the dunes so I only got a few more slides before my legs gave way, but its a great way to have fun and get loads of exercise at the same time – just remember to keep your mouth closed!
Read about more places to go in Australia…….
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