Makin' Hay

It's just ticked over into Winter here, which in WA can often mean clear skies, offshore days and 20 degree weather. I've taking advantage of the conditions and have been out 6 times this week. Summer is always such a frustrating swell-drought ridden time, so now I'm making hay while the sun shines... Images from my GoPro (birthday present last year!) Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were uncrowded and absolutely magic down at Isolators. Just the right balance of tide and swell. By Wednesday people had cottoned on and there was a crowd, by Thursday the SWs were in.

Four frothers out at sunset...

Count Down to the Endless Summer

That's what I'm calling our fabulous and upcoming 3 months off.
Our expedition to Gnaraloo is now only 6 weeks away! We've been heading down to Yallingup as much as possible to try and get into some decent size waves to prepare ourselves. We've started surfing at the Mainbreak which has a lot of similarities to Gnaraloo; reef, a long way out, waves that form across the whole bay. It's been really satisfying.

The list of things to do before we go seems to get longer rather than shorter. The everyday stuff and the things we need to take care of in our absence are the real concerns. We want to sell the Camry so it doesn't sit in the carport for 10 weeks, plus sorting our bill payment and renewing drivers licenses!

The end to our holiday is now taking shape and we've rented a house in Haleiwa, Oahu for a week. What's more, a couple of surfer friends are meeting us there as well as a few other people from across the globe. Looking like being a real high to finish off the trip.

There's so many great things to look forward to that James and I oscillate between being excited about different legs of the trip. We plan to drive from San Onofre up to San Francisco and I can't wait to explore the coastline, taking photos, surfing and maybe even finding a 3-finned present to bring home.