First off - I have decided to can the diary/post a day thing, as I do not do interesting things every single day of the trip, so here's a shortened version of what has happened over the last three days.
Christmas Eve I woke up feeling pretty gross from the night before, and then I went to Waterbom park with my family which didn't really help at all. Twenty US dollars later time has flew and I am out cold on my hotel bed. I wake up in the morning feeling great, one of those times when you wake up and you know you are going to have a good day. I got an iPhone for Christmas which I couldn't be more stoked with, probably is and will be the best mobile phone of all time! I then went down stairs to use my laptop to post some Christmas love on Facebook, and I come across a horror shock. It turns out that a friend of mine and alot of other people, Wade Mccurdy has tragically passed away, I can still not believe that such an amazing dude is gone, I still can't get my head around it. This pretty much impacted me immediately with devastation and turned the best Christmas ever into the worst one ever. Wade was one of the coolest people I have ever met in my life as well as being a naturally talented bodyboarder. It is so sad that he is gone, but I know he is having a good time in heaven with Ryan! It has only been a week since I last seen him, but now he is gone it feels like it was a very long time ago. Here is a couple of photos of Wadey from some memorable times.
Wade at Singleton, Valentines Day 2009.
Wade at Singleton, Valentines Day 2009.
Wade mid 2008, Mandurah Wedge.
LONG LIVE WADE MCCURDY!
Today I surfed Kuta reef with Jakeb, pretty cool heading out on those dodgy looking out rigger boats. The surf was pretty fun but super packed with arrogant locals snaking you every single wave. Tomorrow I am heading to Canggu in the morning (I'm actually taking my camera this time) and meeting up with Margs man Ben Barney Harney, hopefully we score some fun waves. Tomorrow I will put up a bunch of pics from the streets of Bali which I have took on my iPhone and hopefully some good Canggu photos. Until then, Good night.