Pandemic SUPing

Well here it is

Lots of interesting thoughts being shared on this topic. I think pretty much everyone is unified on the fact that we should follow the government's advice and that is the most important thing in my opinion.
To those who say we shouldn't surf even if we have our own local beach and we can find a quiet spot and maintain a few metres distance, I would like to point out that while you think you're being better than everyone else you are actually contributing to the confusion that makes people do the wrong thing. In Vic we have been told it's ok to go surfing so long as we maintain a couple of metres distance. By expressing an opinion contrary to government and police advice, you are actually creating disunity with the government and people start to do the wrong thing in other areas as the advice is muddied. To actually become abusive to someone who is acting completely within their rights is not helpful. I hope you don't take your agressive attitude into the surf.
To those who say we shouldn't surf as it's not fair to those who can't, I'd like to point that we do this all the time. Should I not eat because someone is starving, should live in the street because some are homeless ....do you stop surfing when your mate is injured and spends his morning watching from the car park? Sorry, makes no sense to me. When I'm out of the water I don't expect everyone else to suffer.
To those who tell us how it is in their country, I thank you for helping us understand what's going on around the world but of course you shouldn't be telling us how to behave in Australia. We have our own government for that.
To those who say they felt guilty when they went surfing and gave it up I'd say yes of course you should stop. No one should do what they think is wrong. However don't put your feelings of guilt onto others. I don't feel guilty going for a surf, so I will be.
To those who post pictures of beautiful spots that they are surfing safely and away from others, thankyou! It's a little bit of joy in an otherwise pretty dark time.
Stay safe, stay local and see you in the water.

ALL Beaches along the Bass coast in Victoria will be closed completely, no access to anyone under any circumstances, no walking, no swimming, no SUPing from midnight thursday until midnight monday. Why? to stop all the city weekenders coming down....
A lot of waves will be going to waste!!!

Risked crossing the treacherous beaches of Bass Coast for an OC1 paddle.




Felt like I was breaking the law to start with, but once I got in to it body and mind felt a lot better.

Never so sad to see money in bank. Taiwan air fare n trip refund.

Fingers crossed beaches stay open here, I am just doing dawn (almost pre-dawn) little blitz sessions at the moment, picking the least crowded stretches (still possible over here) which is meaning crappy waves but you take what you can get, any cake in a famine.

I get in a little session then bail back home and shower etc..mentally sharper, more resilliant for the day and have had a bit of exercise.

I respect the regional exclusion laws preventing people travelling into other regions - just an extension of the isolation theme.

Roll on winter when people will naturally not congregate on the beaches, hope that means beaches open in Vic for all the Vic based breezers, missing winter waves along that coast would be a hard pill to swallow.