Day 58 28/10 (Thurs) – Dampier and first go at windsurfing since leaving home!

Slow start to the day (so what’s new!),  but eventually mosied our way to the Dampier information centre where discovered the history of Red Dog, a cattle cross who travelled around the region at will and who had quite fixed ideas as to destination and lifestyle. Also an eccentric local, Sam, who squatted on one of the local islands and built himself a castle over many years and lived there with his cat Tiger until he passed away in 2005. Wind was picking up when we left the info centre so windsurfing looked like an option, at least for Chris. Perhaps I could practice water starts, the wind looking just a bit strong for me? Got all the gear, rigged up and got going. Chris got some good runs in and I actually managed to get up on the board a few times. Turned out to be a very bad idea for those who are generally crocked already – both of us knackered that night and aching in places that hadn’t realised we had! Too tired even to cook dinner so just went to bed.