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The 34-year-old Australian paddled out early on Saturday near
his Tweed Heads home in northern New South Wales state and
posted a photo of himself on Instagram looking out at the sea.
"First surf back. Feels so good," he said in the post.
Fanning also paid tribute to Andy Irons, a three-time world
champion from Hawaii, who died in 2010 from a heart attack and
would have passed his 37th birthday on July 24.
"Surfed by myself but had Andy in my thoughts. Happy Birthday
brother," he added.
Fanning returned home on Tuesday visibly shaken after the shark
attack which was captured on live television when he was
paddling out in the final of the World Surf League's J-Bay Open
on Sunday.
Fanning said it was a "miracle" he had escaped without a scratch
but was determined the attack would not make him turn his back
on surfing, saying he would need "maybe a week, maybe a month"
to get back on his board.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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