The title says it all, it's pissing down here! Has been for the last 3 days, non stop. It's depressing. I'm trapped in the the basement under Ethan's house (that's where I sleep) afraid to go outside. I don't like rain... Especially when I am on holiday in Hawaii!!!!
Trying to think what has happened before it started raining. Nellie, Ethan, myself and a mate named Seth headed out to the West side to surf at a beach. Ethan told me ''if I dropped you on the side of the road out there, you would probably disappear...'' That was his way of telling me that it is ghetto out there and that me being a white tourist (howlie) I was likely to be punched in the face if I looked at anyone. I decided not to surf when we arrived as the place was packed out and I'm not the best surfer in the world. Nellie nicked off straight away to go collect shells, Seth and Ethan headed out to the waves and I went in and started ducking under waves. It was shallow with loads of rocks which were sharp. I was having the time of my life frolicking in the waves on my own when I turned around and realised I was miles away fro the shore. I tried to body surf a few waves in but it was so shallow and rocky all I accomplished was smashing my knee on a rock. I tried swimming againt the current and across it but just kept being pulled further and further out. Eventually I was almost out where all the surfers were cued up to catch the waves. Luckily, I spotted Ethan and gave him a wave. He paddled over with a look on his face which asked ''what the hell are you doing all the way out here?'' I told him I couldn't get back in and he laughed. Bastard. He tried towing me in with me holding his ankle as he paddled but that was not going to work. Eventually I took the board and caught waves in while he body surfed back to shore with rocks right below. I survived! I have never been in a rip or current that I haven't been able to get out of and I hope it doesn't happen again.
After that I was drying off at the car when Nellie came over and told me I had to follow her, she had a surprise for me. I asked if I could eat it, she said maybe so I was in! We walked down the beach for ages, away from all the people until we reached a rocky area at the end. Eventually I spotted it, Nellie had found a Hawaiian Monk seal hauled out and soaking up the sun. For those that don't know, I spent almost 5 years working with seals back in Australia before I moved out to Europe and I am still a big seal fan. The last time I checked, the Hawaiian Monk seal was the second most endangered seal in the world (next to Finlands Saimannorppaa) and seeing one was very high on my to do list. Nellie carried on collecting shells as I sat 5 meters away from this monk seal for about 45 minutes. I know nothing about this type of seal so I am unsure if it was male or female. It had a really amazing green tint to it's body though as if moss were growing on it's fur. Very excited to see one and I hope to get the chance again.
We now have a new house guest named Claudia who comes from Germany and is over here for the same reason I am. She arrived the day the rain began I think so I would think she is a little bummed out at the moment. The rain will pass one day though... It has too.
Yesterday evening we headed out with Ethan's mate Miles who took us to some stair sets at a school with sheltered, out door corridors. I started to think of when I last skated stairs and realised it was when I was 17 years old. I then realised that it has been 8 years since I was 17. It doesn't feel like 8 years ago and I can't get the thought out of my head. I have memories from those days that are as clear as if it were yesterday... The stairs were fun, took a while to get into the swing of things. They weren't huge, I think a 5 stair set was the biggest done that night but not by me. I was happy on the three's although I was getting mega wheel bite on some of my landings. Got a boo boo on my elbow!
Today Ethan and I trekked out to skate a backyard pool. It was dry in the area so we were stoked. When we arrived the pool had loads of water in it from the last 3 days rain so we got to work bailing her out. After 80 buckets we still had atleast another 20 to go and it started pissing with rain again. Super bummed not to be able to skate, at least it lessened the work load for next time!
Think that's it, just sitting out the rain and waiting to be able to skate again.
I had an article posted on All Around Skate today. Check it out, comes with videos and all sorts. Click....H....HER...HE...HERE... Ahh ya got it, well done!
Trying to think what has happened before it started raining. Nellie, Ethan, myself and a mate named Seth headed out to the West side to surf at a beach. Ethan told me ''if I dropped you on the side of the road out there, you would probably disappear...'' That was his way of telling me that it is ghetto out there and that me being a white tourist (howlie) I was likely to be punched in the face if I looked at anyone. I decided not to surf when we arrived as the place was packed out and I'm not the best surfer in the world. Nellie nicked off straight away to go collect shells, Seth and Ethan headed out to the waves and I went in and started ducking under waves. It was shallow with loads of rocks which were sharp. I was having the time of my life frolicking in the waves on my own when I turned around and realised I was miles away fro the shore. I tried to body surf a few waves in but it was so shallow and rocky all I accomplished was smashing my knee on a rock. I tried swimming againt the current and across it but just kept being pulled further and further out. Eventually I was almost out where all the surfers were cued up to catch the waves. Luckily, I spotted Ethan and gave him a wave. He paddled over with a look on his face which asked ''what the hell are you doing all the way out here?'' I told him I couldn't get back in and he laughed. Bastard. He tried towing me in with me holding his ankle as he paddled but that was not going to work. Eventually I took the board and caught waves in while he body surfed back to shore with rocks right below. I survived! I have never been in a rip or current that I haven't been able to get out of and I hope it doesn't happen again.
After that I was drying off at the car when Nellie came over and told me I had to follow her, she had a surprise for me. I asked if I could eat it, she said maybe so I was in! We walked down the beach for ages, away from all the people until we reached a rocky area at the end. Eventually I spotted it, Nellie had found a Hawaiian Monk seal hauled out and soaking up the sun. For those that don't know, I spent almost 5 years working with seals back in Australia before I moved out to Europe and I am still a big seal fan. The last time I checked, the Hawaiian Monk seal was the second most endangered seal in the world (next to Finlands Saimannorppaa) and seeing one was very high on my to do list. Nellie carried on collecting shells as I sat 5 meters away from this monk seal for about 45 minutes. I know nothing about this type of seal so I am unsure if it was male or female. It had a really amazing green tint to it's body though as if moss were growing on it's fur. Very excited to see one and I hope to get the chance again.
We now have a new house guest named Claudia who comes from Germany and is over here for the same reason I am. She arrived the day the rain began I think so I would think she is a little bummed out at the moment. The rain will pass one day though... It has too.
Yesterday evening we headed out with Ethan's mate Miles who took us to some stair sets at a school with sheltered, out door corridors. I started to think of when I last skated stairs and realised it was when I was 17 years old. I then realised that it has been 8 years since I was 17. It doesn't feel like 8 years ago and I can't get the thought out of my head. I have memories from those days that are as clear as if it were yesterday... The stairs were fun, took a while to get into the swing of things. They weren't huge, I think a 5 stair set was the biggest done that night but not by me. I was happy on the three's although I was getting mega wheel bite on some of my landings. Got a boo boo on my elbow!
Today Ethan and I trekked out to skate a backyard pool. It was dry in the area so we were stoked. When we arrived the pool had loads of water in it from the last 3 days rain so we got to work bailing her out. After 80 buckets we still had atleast another 20 to go and it started pissing with rain again. Super bummed not to be able to skate, at least it lessened the work load for next time!
Think that's it, just sitting out the rain and waiting to be able to skate again.
I had an article posted on All Around Skate today. Check it out, comes with videos and all sorts. Click....H....HER...HE...HERE... Ahh ya got it, well done!
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