I haven’t yet managed to show Jeff the beauty of Dee Why at sunrise (or any of the North Sydney beaches really), but when our friends from the States were still here last weekend, I managed to convince E and M to come out with me.

I wasn’t sure what to expect really – since the forecast said only 1-2 feet of waves – but by the time we arrived at 630am there were already more than a dozen surfers out in the waves. And the surf certainly looked larger than 4 feet.

By the time the sun started to rise above the horizon at 7am, E counted 36 surfers.

Fun morning out – and it inspired M to cram in another day of surf lessons in the time that he was here. And me too actually!