I’ve been back in the UK for nearly 3 months now – and to be honest I’m getting slightly itchy feet for warmer climates again. Sure the snow was fun but I do love relaxing in the sun a fair bit more!
There’s also been a distinct lack of surf on my part too. A horrible combination of work and lack of swell…so I’m in dire need of some salt water therapy.
The surf world is stunned today by the news that 3 x surf world champion Andy Irons has been found dead in his hotel room in Dallas aged 32.
It’s suddenly dawned on me that I have just over 2 months until I have to leave Australia.
That sucks.
And I have no real plan for what to do afterwards.
So the last couple of weeks have seen me randomly concoct a series of possible plans. Some absurd, some do able, some really not.
I’ve come to the conclusion I have 5 real options
Saturday and Sunday were my brothers last few days in Byron, and indeed Australia – so needless to say we packed them full of treats to give him a good send off.
Out Back, The Wreck
The above shot was taken this week at The Wreck – during my penultimate Aussie surf with my little brother. Here he and Jonesey sit out back in between sets while I frantically swim around trying to avoid hold downs and be in the right spot for their waves…fun times!But I took the time to get a calmer shot of them, framed by the exposed metal of the Wreck where we had so many good surfs.
Pat, The Wreck
This photo is one of the images I shot late last week at The Wreck in Byron (as blogged here). It’s actually one of the first shots of the session!
Pat dropped in on an early set, grabbed the rail and spent pretty much the whole wave deep In the barrel and heading straight towards me – meaning I got a sick sequence and a new profile pic for his Facebook page!
An awesome session, with awesome friends, in an awesome backdrop :)
When you and in a foreign country you are usually armed with a few sayings or phrases to get you through some basic conversations or questions. School boy French, possibly the odd bit of German and maybe some REALLY basic Spanish is the stretch of my linguistic skills. But when you come to Oz you think you’ll be fine – after all it’s and English speaking country. Much like counties across England Oz has it’s own slang abbreviations, so this week it’s my Top Ten Aussie Slang Terms.
So after the incident involving my !face and my surfboard! I decided that the shipwreck at Byron needed to be remembered.
I’ve also been toying with ideas for an Australia related tattoo for a while…so incorporating the two seemed like a good plan.
Ok so this installment of Photo of the Week is less places, more face…or at least what’s left of mine! This was shot 24 hours after I collided with my surfboard at The Wreck in Byron this week (which I blogged about HERE). As you can see I’m rather worse for wear – a broken nose, stitches and heaps of swelling. Looks worse than it feels though, which is kinda good! Stay safe in the surf!
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