Lancelin
13 14 15 November
Lancelin was Fabian's special request for the trip as it is one of the best Windsurfing spots in Australia. Even better, it has Werner, whose windsurfer hire is as legendary as the Lancelin wind.
Our camping spot at the caravan park had wind to spare. The tent strained and flapped all night to the night wind, which continued until midday when it would be suddenly replaced by the sea breeze.
Fabian was very excited to be using new sails and modern gear in the strong wind. He was soon changing to smaller and smaller boards as his confidence and the wind rose.
When my brother David and nephew Ben arrived from Perth to spend the late afternoon with us, we grabbed the largest of Fabian's discarded boards and had a go. David and I both found it a bit hard going. We also hired a nice wide learner board with a tiny sail for Ben to have a go on and he did quite well. Later Millie tried the learner board but struggled in the strong wind and ended up being towed in by Werner in his tinny.
Bro missed out on the windsurfing but he made up for that by being rewarded for persistence at fishing by catching two squid off the Lancelin Jetty.
Once again, his research had identified it as a good place to catch them. We had to watch out for the trucks reversing up to the lobster boats to load the pots on board, and after the sea breeze got up, it was no fun anymore – just too windy. At least 6 other squid were caught from the jetty that day. Fabian hit the water for a second long afternoon windsurfing. This time, with the encouragement of a fellow windsurfer, he headed out to where the swell breaks on a submerged reef. Although it was a small swell for Lancelin, it was still pretty challenging for Fabian but he did well for the first time.
After two days, Fabian was physically exhausted and had lost the skin off two blisters on one hand. It was time to head for Perth where we had clean sheets and beds prepared for us at my brother's house at City Beach.
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