terry bailey said: November 9, 2011 2:42 pm PST
yeah when young, fun overrides most coherent thought. Ive lived here in NZ for 40 years +or - and the govt would have you believe its all clean and green and always has been. in the early 70's before the "clean water act" blood and offal plus unwanted carcases were dumped into natures waste disposal [the rivers]. i was heading out for some excellent head high + waves at a river-mouth/reef break here in town when i fell flat on my face.... looking down i saw i was wrapped in a long rope of sheep intestines.... lesson learned, "always look where you are stepping when crossing the river and not on perfect empty peelers" another was " try to take a young boogie boarder along to show them the beauty of the ocean" that and the fact there were heaps of sharks around because of all the crap in the water and someone slower to run interference seemed a goods idea.