Surfers Paradise

We spent three days at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast and of course we had to try some surfing. My first impression was that a good physical shape is quite important for handling this really fun sport. I got very tired just after 30 minutes of a two hours class we had on the first day – when we learned how to catch a wave, get in position and stand up. After a few tries on standing up my legs started to get really lazy, which is quite irritating when your mind wants to keep on going

After two days of classes I got to two conclusions: “I wanna surf more!” and “Wetsuits are probably nice.”
I got scratches all over my legs

I am looking forward to the next time!

Sun and finally BEACH!!

Øyvind and I drove to Jervis Bay when the comp in Mt. Beauty was over. The area is surrounded by amazing beaches each with its unique beauty. On the January 26^th, Australian day, we went to a beach called Hyams Beach which has the whitest and softest sand and the clearest blue waters I have even seen! It’s just stunning!

White sand

Enough snorkeling now

Beautiful beach

Thanks for the wonderful day, babe!

Presentation dinner

On the last day of the comp the pilots got to fly again, uhuu! Afterwards was the presentation dinner. The winner of the Bogon Cup 2010 was the same as in Forbes: Jonny Durant. Congratulations!!

One thing that I really appreciated on the Bogon Cup this year was that for the first time the drivers got some recognition. Phill, the organizer, mentioned that we are many times forgotten on the presentation dinner, but the truth is that we are a very important piece on the competitions. Without us the pilots are just lost, literally Each of the drives got a bottle of wine and a cute Bogon Cup mug.

Thanks Phill!

The champions - Bogong Cup 2010

The attractions

Well, as the driver here did not get much to do in Mt. Beauty when the tasks were being canceled each day, the stage of “boringness” was approaching slowly… So we just had to find something entertaining to do to pass the time.

One of the things was back horse riding. It was a really nice – and painful tour with lovely people around. The only thing that kept pissing me off was my horse that did not stop eating! When we just started the tour my horse took a snack of the grass and I just thought it was cute. Then the second time I started to think that it was wired since mine was the only one eating instead of walking. Then I got informed that the horses are not allowed to eat while they are working so I should not let him eat or it would stop to eat all the time. Ok… maybe I got that information too late, because it was just not possible to stop him. He just did not obey me at all and it was really stronger than me. But still, it was nice

The other day we went to the lake for some wake board. It was hard! But fun, though

Thanks to Jonny and his friends!

The day I got to be a cowgirl

I tried