Byron Bay – Surfing at Main Beach – 28 September 2022

 

Last Wednesday students spent the afternoon doing a quintessentially Byron Bay activity, surfing at Byron Bay’s iconic Main Beach.

 

 

 

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Pierrine riding a wave

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Explaining some “rules” while in the water

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun

 

 

Instructors from Lets Go Surfing, Byron Bay’s longest running surf school, met students after class and everyone walked from the Lexis campus to Main Beach. We are only a 15 minute walk to Byron’s Main Beach!

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Wetsuit up

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Explaining the basics

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
The choppy waves are trickier to catch and usually shorter, bumpier rides

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Peace

 

 

Lets Go Surfing provided students with wetsuits and surfboards.

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Hamilton with the Byron Bay lighthouse in the distance

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Many students had never surfed before

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Practicing on sand before heading out to the surf

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Let’s go to the surf!

 

 

Combining language learning with sports has been found to increase language test results and test response times (Liu et al., 2017). Exercise improves your memory, sharpens your focus and produces endorphins, chemicals that induce the infamous post-workout euphoria.

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Team shot

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Peace

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Soaking up the sun

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Taking a short break before heading back out

 

 

Students had a wonderful afternoon together and are eager for more beach activities.

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
To drop in on a surfer means to disrupt their path on the wave

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Coming in to take a break

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Students on Main Beach with the iconic Byron Bay lighthouse in the distance

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Saida riding a wave

 

 

Surfing At Main Beach
Nadja riding a wave

 

 

Some students plan to continue learning to surf after class and on weekends.

 

 

Let’s Go Surfing also take our students bodyboarding once a month. If you are interested in reading about our recent afternoon bodyboarding, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn English in Byron Bay. Lexis English students study General English, IELTS, FCE, CAE, and English plus Surfing in a friendly and professional school right in the heart of Byron Bay and only 15 minutes from the beach.

 

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