My theory is that they are now taking their walking sticks surfing to beat off the sharks...but seriously, I am interested in Stand-Up Paddleboarding myself, as it allows us "old folks" to surf on tiny little waves and not get broken to pieces by the big surf. Kawabunga, dudes!

That's not a surfer. That's Chuck Noland (of Cast Away fame) trying to paddle out to sea on the ironing board that washed ashore the previous night. He did not get far before he realized he had left Wilson behind.

I don't understand this. Suddenly beaches are full of people standing on surfboards, holding sticks. Perhaps Australians are getting older, and they take their walking sticks whereever they go...