Awesome wave, dude!!

Originally, I had planned to spend the night in Brisbane with a sister of one of the girls that rides Karen’s horses. We were going to hit the town in our best party dresses (at least my best one that I had brought), maybe club-hop a bit, and go on a river cruise the next morning. Needless to say, the plans fell through but other (maybe better) ones came along. Saturday morning, Kari, Michael (Kari’s host dad), Megan, and I drove up the Sunshine Coast to try surfing. You heard me right. I actually tried surfing!! On the way we stopped at a bit of a look out to take a few pictures. WOW. The view was incredible. In all honesty, THAT is the reason I came here. Teaching in a foreign country is an awesome experience, but Australia has always been my number one go-to spot for international travel. I am so a beach girl.

After a bit of oogling the awesome beach coasts, we found our final destination at Mooloolaba Beach. Megan and I started with the 2 surf boards we had available, and Kari used the boogieboard. After getting adjusted to the water, which was a challenge in itself, the real problem is staying on the board. None of this “lets try to stand up and ride the wave like the pro-surfers we are” crap. I nose dived, slipped off backwards and had the board fly out from beneath me sideways. More times than I could count. When I actually maintained balance on the thing, the paddling was easier than I thought. I knew the front crawl move would be useful for something. When the waves were actually OF decent size, we paddled to try to get on top of the wave and attempt standing up or kneeling. Didn’t even come close. It was a blast trying though :)

We spent the remainder of the afternoon walking around the shops at Mooloolaba. Saw some things I was interested in buying, but wasn’t so interested in the cost. 600 bucks for shoes? No thank you. We also had lunch at the Coffee Club which was pretty close to the coast. I had a beer with lunch and it cost about 7 bucks. So is life I guess when you’re in a tourist trap. Besides my lunch, my only purchase for the day was a 5 dollar hat that only a tourist will wear :) After napping on the car ride home, the night was fairly uneventful. Had dinner with my family and went to bed early! Definitely a party animal :)

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Sara Sickels on August 28, 2010 from Mooloolaba, Australia

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Thanks again Sara...We love these updates!!

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