It is a very sad time to be leaving this place after 4 months! Beautiful sunshine, a lovely beach and good people!
With an awesome experience on Fraser Island- which is one of the largest sand islands in the world, great kite sessions.. I couldn't have asked for much more out of my winters trip. A few photo's from Fraser.
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Had the pleasure of joining Jack for a sunset SUP at Hastings Point. Not much in the way of big waves but they were FUN sized :)
Currently staying in Pottsville with some great family. It's a beautiful village an hour away from the Gold Coast. What I love about this place is that it has so much beauty, it's very green, blue and so peaceful.. There are lots of things to see.
I was greeted with beautiful weather in the Gold Coast when I arrived. Only a 2 hour plane journey from Melbourne yet the weather can be so different. Lots to see and do when there isn't much wind, including surfing. Taking a trip to Byron during my first week here for a little adventure was great, surrounded by beautiful beaches, lovely trail walks, it kept myself busy.
I headed to Point Henry with Adam, it was only my second time here but my first session there was unreal. Butter flat water and strong wind, just incredible. This time the weather was stormy, I went from pumping and setting up my 10m Ozone Enduro, to setting up my 9m without even getting onto the water. Soon enough I was ready for my 7m, but there was no way I was pumping a third kite up, as the wind was so up and down I figured to stay out and just go big. It was great! And a nice way to finish off my season in Melbourne. Well what a weekend for my 21st birthday, definitely the best by far. What more could you want when you're surround by great friends, the beach and great places to eat out. Saturday started off with a trip to Inverloch with the girls, Katie, Carmen and Megan. We got it so good! All out there, the sun was shining and rocking in our pink boots. So good we didn't want to leave. It takes a good 2hrs, maybe more to get to Inverloch, heading back mid afternoon for celebration food and drinks in the city on one of the Roof Top bars. Finishing up not too late, ready for the 6am surf in the morning! Heading to Point Danger, Torquay nice and early was great. The waves were big to what I've been out in before and I'm still learning, but being a water baby I had to get out there. After the first session and breakfast at a cafe, I headed round to Bell's Beach to watch the final's of the World Surf League with Adam. WOW! It was pretty good, such atmosphere and awesome surfing.
Competition ended and time for round two back at Point Danger. Waves were much better this time. Mid afternoon we headed back to Melbourne just in time for a spontaneous sea breeze to kick in! 3 sessions in one day was just too good to be true!! What a good weekend! If you're staying in Melbourne, or anywhere in Victoria for that matter, it is a must to travel up the Great Ocean Road to see the unexplainable beauty. First stop was Altona with Katie Potter for that perfect session everyone dreams of. It was a great way to start the trip off.. The tide was perfect, the wind was great and it was butter flat. What more could you want? We were buzzing, not only was it a great session, it wasn't very busy either. After the tide got too low we decided to call it a day and make our way up to the 12 Apostles. We got there in perfect timing for the sunset, our day was just getting better. So beautiful! I cannot remember the last time I felt so relaxed. The sun went down and we drove to the nearest town Port Cambell for some dinner and to find somewhere to stop the night. An early start the following day to make the most of the sights along the coast, but first back to the 12 Apostles to see the sunrise, after some breakfast in one of the only open local cafes at 6.30am. It was a great few days away! Making our way along the coast seeing the next sights before heading back to Melbourne for a possible afternoon kite session (which turned out to be a hydrofoil session as the wind was too light).
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