But I have a ton to say because today is the ULTIMATE for a lot of reasons:
1.) Its my month anniversary of being in australia! woohooo :)
2.) I got to download the new Passion 2011 cd yesterday---loveee it
3.) I got to open a brand spankin new jar of peanut butter tonight! (its my third jar this month---that seems excessive I know)
4.) but mostly this day rocked because I GOT TO SEE KELLY SLATER SURF AT THE QUIKSILVER PRO!
I am--turn around, clap your hands, squeal like a girl, jump up and down, shake what cho momma gave ya----happy about this!
My day started at 4:20am when I got up to catch the early train to the Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks Beach. It took a 4 1/2 hour train/bus ride to get there only to find out that the competition was put on hold until 1pm so the waves could get better as the tide came in. This was initially a bummer because we got up so early, but it ended up being a great advantage in the end. We got to see the semifinals and the finals which we most likely would have missed had it not been delayed! ( shout out to the man upstairs). It also gave us plenty of time to walk around and explore surf shops, swim in some GIANT body crushing waves, and eat a super delicious guacomole burger. It was awesome because everyone just stands in the water for the competition, so we were super close! (there were thousands of people=nutzo) Thankfully Kelly Slater made it to the finals so i actually got to see him surf...checkin that one off the bucket list! ( for those who dont know, Kelly Slater is considered by many to be the greatest pro surfer in the world--he's been world champ ten times---no one gets world champ that many times in surfing--no one) I wasn't sure if hed been a little over hyped by the media or not, but I was quickly convinced otherwise when he pulled this wicked drop move thing right in front of us and the biggest aerial i have ever seeeen. Taj Burrow, the runner up, got a really nice barrel ride. Another thing I have always wanted to see! Next on my list, I have to the be the one to get the barrel ride! The ocean at the Gold Coast is the bluest water you can imagine...crystal clear..and teal blue!....Anyway---ill stop now--im just real pumped about this day!
In other news...its the weekend! And I have a ton of work to get done for classes because In a couple weeks we are heading down to Melbourne to drive across the Great Ocean Road---right up my alley. The name alone makes me excited.
Conclusion: After an extreme bummer of a weekend full of rain and lameness---a barbie at the beach last night and a rockin day at the quiky pro>> I am non stop smiles :D
I think thats it in a nutshell...
Peace ☼
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| dats me...yay! |
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| coolest swimming hole ever! |
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| A section of the crowd |
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| Kelly going for one...it was tough to get good picture with all the people in the way--and I was mostly just watching---half trying to take pictures |
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| new peanut butter! yum |
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