Everyone woke up a little hungover today for the first time on the trip. After watching the final of the Quiksilver Pro we decided it would be a good night to go out so we indulged in some red wine in the van then headed to the Rock Food. RC flew in for a couple of days last night as well so we all had a heap of fun:
I have managed to lose both my jandals and new shoes this week so I now have no footwear. Judging from the reaction I received in the supermarket topday you would have thought I was walking around naked – the security guard stopped me on the way in and only let me enter after I explained I was going to buy new shoes in the supermarket. Over the next 15 minutes I had a further 3 supermarket staff stop me and fire off their concerns in French. This was on top of every single person in the supermarket staring at me and shaking their heads in disgust – walked out feeling incredibly self-oncious.
Today has been very relaxing – the surf is huge (about triple overhead) and onshore so it’s the first day we won’t get a surf in. No one is complaining though due to the hungover state we are all in.
My laptop has decided to work again so I can finally post some photos:
At the Rock Food last night (Fraser, RC, Myself & Mark):
A couple of minutes after this shot, Fraser threw me a dodgy throw and it veered off into the cafe at the beach. Somehow the frisbee simultaneously smashed two full pints of beer an elderly couple had just sat down to enjoy. The staff found it hilarious and replaced the beers free of charge but the couple were understandably pissed off.
Here are a couple of shots of Kelly Slater surfing the right that we have been camping at the last week:
The Quiksilver Pro earlier on in the week:
Mark, Tom & Fraser at the Quiky Pro:
Tom’s Van in all it’s glory:
Mark & Frasers Van:
We headed to Spain for the afternoon last week, this is Tom, Fraser and myself:
The huge swell was smashing into the groyne at Anglet today, throwing huge amounts of water in the air so we decided to wander out as far as we could. Was pretty amazing and we ended getting completely saturated several times (from left to right – Mark, myself and Fraser):
Only 4 more days left sleeping in the van, then a 29 hour ferry ride from Spain back to the UK, I get back to London just in time for Tessa’s going away party on Saturday night then the next day begin the mission journey back to NZ. Just double checked my ticket and I didn’t realise I have a 6 hour stop over in Sydney so it will be a 36 hour trip before getting back to NZ on Tuesday – a whole lot of travelling to look forward to!
Until next time…
Blair
October 3, 2006 at 10:15 pm
brooo!!
sounds sweet,
hope you got RC out there amongst it, mahia has never been the same since the great RC conquered it back in 2000.
its raining here.. rats
heres a link to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspyOpg9erQ
will have a beer for ya on thursday night!!
October 4, 2006 at 6:29 am
hi blair,
sounds like you are having a great time!!
Nice photos!
Have a safe flight to london and enjoy the farewell for tessa!
Say hi to the boys from me.
Just been to ww but only 100 due to excessive drinking monday evening! 2 bottles chard and a bottle of baileys between 2!! Naughty huh??
October 4, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Word to the mutha!
Gentlemen, thank you for a swimmingly good weekend. Thoroughly enjoyable indeed. Sooooo stoked to be back in London though because I love work and lots of buildings made of brick the same colour and grey skies
Tom – only a couple of weeks until internet dating kicks in, let the good times roll.
Weebo – guess what some French girls love about you the most? Answers on a postcard please.
Fraz – I can’t believe I saw you beating up, via hot wrestling moves, Weebo & Prodsie on Sat night. That just proves that alcohol is the way forward for you. Always remember though, if the alcohol doesn’t help while wrestling with boys (your new favourite pasttime?) then just tell them you’re from the mean streets of Pakuranga and the biatches will soon be running. Pakuranga reprazent.
Prodsie – I love it when you snore, but mostly I love it when you snore and knee & elbow me whilst I try to sleep. Thankfully sleeping is overrated. yeah, yeah, i know, stop your wah-wah-wahing Rauchaurd.
Sak – I went further than conquering: I owned it. Nope, made that last bit up actually. Never got out there but it was right up my back alley as it was, as Dodsie stated, triple overhead. Just didn’t want to shame the locals ets ouw bro. See you and Patrick Swayze in Mahia in 44 years time for the next 50 year storm.
ps. you guys look hot in those last few photos!
Respecistan my negroes
RC
October 5, 2006 at 8:35 am
Your music vid looks incredible Stevie – look forward to seeing it on the telly when I get back! Hope the album release party goes well, wish I was there for it but catch up next week.
Blair