Philippines Time We were up nice and early so that we would be ready to meet the van to take us to the airport. We had arranged with Andy for a 5am pickup which would give us enough time to finish the checkin process and catch our flight to Siargao. We made our way down…
The back story It was New Years eve 2022 and we were all down at Currumbin to catch up with the surf crew for a New Years eve surf and some dinner. It has been a bit of a tradition for many years to finish and start the New Year in the way that you…
I have read a number of articles over the last few years where the writers have proclaimed that they are addicted to the surfing drug. Now I will agree that surfing is addictive, but that is where its similarity to a drug ends. Here are ten reasons why surfing is far better than any addictive…
That was awesome 17 days of surfing, skating, paddle boarding, riding bikes, kicking footballs and catching up with friends and family. We managed to book some time at the Kirra Beach shack for the third year in a row (if we keep this up it will turn into a tradition) and here are some of…
1.Surfers are go getters: these are the guys and girls getting up before the crack of dawn to paddle out in frigid waters in the middle of the winter, to feel that rush of the water, the fresh air and the adrenaline surge you get whilst gliding down the silky smooth wall of a newly…
May 2013 Having worked for ourselves for a few years one of the things we tell all our clients is that every now and a again you need to make sure you take some time out to sharpen the saw. Unfortunately being great at dispensing advice doesn’t necessarily mean we are all that great at…
It had been a year since our last decent holiday and we were getting a little vague when Tiff discovered that the Kirra beach shack we hired last year would be available once again, we didn’t hesitate and it wasn’t long before we were packing the essentials into the ute and wagon to head down…
This was the session that nearly didn’t happen, I had checked the surf cams the night before and found that it was forecasted to be windy and messy and had decided to give it a miss and have a bit of a sleep in. The kids’ pet rats on the other hand had other ideas,…
Every time I move my head it dislodges another pocket of water that then gushes out of my nose. I don’t think I have taken on this much water since the time Paige tried to teach me how to do a tumble turn at the local swimming pool. We thought we would sneak down to…
This is how I came to have a black eye, it was Wednesday morning and having checked the surf cams the kids and I decided to go down for a surf before work/home schooling. We arrived to amazing blue skies, crystal clear water and magic little 1 – 2’ waves, perfect for practicing. I left…
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