From grommet to gran, on the crest of a wave

By Tim Elliott
March 9 2013 - 3:00am
Sands of time: Abbey Mae (left), her mother Alison and grandmother Elaine Reid surf together at Byron Bay. "We were in the water before we could walk," Alison says. Photo: Danielle Smith
Sands of time: Abbey Mae (left), her mother Alison and grandmother Elaine Reid surf together at Byron Bay. "We were in the water before we could walk," Alison says. Photo: Danielle Smith

It's a gift, a banquet, a playground. It's the ocean, and it's been Elaine Reid's daily bread for more than 50 years.

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