Just got back from my very first overseas trip a few weeks ago
....one very happy puppy
And would love to thank the wonderful crew @ the BeachHouse on the coral coast for putting up with my crap
and for making my stay with them so much fun 24/7
i spent the first part of my trip hanging out with Von Piros and his band of merry men and women
and scored waves everyday...
then after they all slowly passed off
i thought..... id have the place to myself for a while.......
chill-axe out a bit, just sit back, relax and take things easy..... Fiji Time Style Bro
hahahaha ....AS IF!!!!!!!
.....it only took 1 day and out of the blue i was joined by fellow sup frothers Mark Hatful aka. Quiver Caddy
and the Woolgoolga Grommet Sup Squad Crew that only live just up the road from me back in OZ
how wrong was i......
OK...... lets Rock n Roll people
and how much fun did we have....YEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
Once again a big thanks to the BeachHouse crew "for putting up with the havoc" that went down at the Bar n Pool Table each night..... and to whoeva gave me "the megaphone and free beer" to call the Cane Toad n Sand Crab races..... i bet you wont do that again next time.....lol..... now that was funny
Here's a shot of Andrew Brown BeachHouse Resort owner and full tilt sup FROTHER with all the gang and the winners after the 10k downwind sup race.
All enjoying a few corona's
and waiting for the strawberry jam n scones to be served at 3:30
...yum my favourite time of day
Some of the best parts of my trip wasn't surfing...
it was chilling hanging out with the locals...
n the local kids were my favourite.. soooo cool!!!!
A nice right just a few reef passes up from the beach house.
Got a few nice ones on this day.
And was luck that a dude from sweden had a camera and the boat guide Semi grabbed it and cracked a few shots of the Dog.
Terrorising the groms with Mark and Julie...... crack me up
The stud left-hander that sits 20+km off the coast was my favourite wave and it was offshore or crossoff nearly every day of the trip. It picked up the most swell of all the coral coast breaks and i soon became addicted to the long walling lefts.
It always had a wave and the most amazing clear water.
The bigger it got the better it would break. And the beat-downs got bigger and better too....
My leggy got caught around a coral head and i had a bit of a moment at one stage.... and that was on a small day....
Here I'm trying hard to outrun an angry lump of water on one of the wilder days....yewwwwww!!!!!
We slept good this night...
When it was small it was a lot of fun...... but getting pinned on the bottom with that backpack setup was not that fun
I ended up leaving my backpack setup with the local sup crew and hope its still in one piece when i go back...
product placement much!!!!!! lol..
I also got to use Keahi's new backpack setup while he was in the neighbourhood. We took a little adventure over to the crowded side of the island when a big swell was predicted and got to have a crack at that famous left...... some of the NICEST WAVES ON THE PLANET break along that amazing long reef pass...
I scored a few little gems this day.
Cant wait to go back!!!!!!!!!
