May 15, 2009

Friends and family members,

Today was our surf day where everyone learned how to surf, even Dr. Jutte and Tonya. We were all very eager to get our lesson for the day started. First, we learned the basics of the surf. Then we stretched. Finally, we learned how to surf which we were all very proficient at until we got into the water.

Once in the water, some of us seemed to be born to surf while the others, not so much. However, we all had fun in our own ways. We had even more fun once we took a look at the pictures that were taken of us.

After our surfing lesson, we then went on a nature walk with one of the locals. He showed us a variety of plants and birds. Some of the plants were edible while others could be used for medicinal purposes. Some were just plain poisonous. Nevertheless, we all had fun on our nature walk.

To cap off our day, we had a lecture which was about the role of exercise physiology in the sport of surfing. The roles of exercise physiology in surfing, from our lecture, included: physical characterization, performance testing, research, surf specific fitness training, surf specific rehabilitation exercises, competition, training statistics, and travel support. Quite an interesting lecture to say the least.

Tomorrow, we are all planning to go up to the peek here in Lennox head at, yes, 4:30 am with Dr. Jutte and Tonya. Everyone is so used to waking up at 5 or 6 am that 4:30 am seems like a breeze. We want to see the sun rise and possibly some humpback whales. The gang also plans on going to Byron Bay to do a little more sight seeing, shopping, and a few more fun, exciting, and different.

Fun, fun, fun.