I finally made up for that omission when I was in my fifties – too old ever to become good at it, but young enough for surfing to give me a decade of fun and a sense of accomplishment. This southern summer, I’m back in Australia and in the waves again.
年过半百时我终于弥补了这一缺憾——虽然这么大年纪使我很难自如掌握，但却不妨碍冲浪给我带来10多年的乐趣和成就感。这个南半球的夏天，我重回澳大利亚下海冲浪。