Well another week in paradise. The weather's not been too bad and I've been catching up with friends and family.
My sister is over from Vancouver so I've been hanging around with her and George, my nephew, although I've still managed to sneak away for a quick look at a local beach and to have another session at the cable park.

  Hayling Island


  Hayling Island

Well I've been in the UK for 5 days now and it's all going swimmingly. The weather isn't quite as bad as I thought it would be and my job hunting is going well. I've had 2 telephone interviews so far and have a full interview on Monday with a company that sounds good.

Today I thought I'd try and meet some local kiters so I went to the local cable park to indulge in some wakeboarding action. I met up with Ian Storer at the park and we had a bit of a laugh and a pint afterwards.

Ian goes for a swim

  Me coming around the corner

  One of the local kids shows us up

  Local kiter Chris

  Me trying to slow down a little

Chris was kind enough to lend me a 15m Griffin kite for my time in Sydney and, wow, I love this kite.

Thursday was a light wind day yet I was still able to tack around to Butterbox for some great wave riding. Better yet, I saw 2 whales on the way around! The first time I'd seen whales whilst kiting. Awesome!

Then Sunday came around and it was blasting 30 knots plus! Wow. The 15m Griffin still handled it though and I had an awesome time!

 

 Rob walks onto the beach

 

 Kim and Holly wrapped up

 

 I take on a wave

 

  Mark goes big

 

  As does Chris

 

  I ride a wave

 

  Mark slashes

I spent 5 days in Sydney catching up with Kim and all my mates.

Friday was a drunken day starting at lunch time with a "sizzler", which was my favourite lunch spot in Sydney. Then onto the Slip Inn for a few jars before hitting the Retro for another drunken night with plenty of dancing. Nice.

No photos this time, thank god!