Muffin and Glenn-Down Under

I am happy to report a couple things from Newcastle today.

The Muffin and Glenn arrive tomorrow into Sydney and begin there short visit here. I am real excited I get to show them around Newy and especially pumped for the Hamilton Island Trip we are taking.

Secondly, we have been receiving some last minute swells in Newcastle. Tyler and I got fun waves at a spot close to 'Granny's' called Dickson Park (Dycko). I didn't have to put sunscreen on since I spent the whole afternoon covered up** Tyler on the other hand was lapping it on.

Tyler's awesome girlfriend is visiting from home now too. She loves coffee and thus is all good in my book.

Hopefully we will see an 'Arvo'(afternoon) surf session after my coffee break here at Long Bench on Darby Street.

Hurricanes Season Closer

Coming to end of another chapter on Sunday as I suit up for my final game as a Hunter Hurricane.

It has been quite some time since my last post but only because I have been intensely busy. I started working with Robbo and Bairdy as a pudding and sanding expert for their painting business R&B Painting Solutions. "If you've got paint problems, we've got solutions."

I think they should run that slogan but I have not talked them into it yet.

I realized from my time here that when you are away from your home people often want to know what it is you miss the most about home. Aside from the weekly cravings for a La Salsa 'Dabbler Platter' it is easy to say that more than anything I miss friends and family.

I know it is going to be the same when I am away from what feels like my home now in Newy.

Cronulla & Belmayne

Who would win in a fight; Fight Renyold's or a Hurricanes.

We find out tomorrow afternoon in Sydney.

Road Trip

tobias almost finished his whole 'fat bastard burger'

he quit with 1 fry left...

Road Trip

The Melbourne Aquatic Center behind 'The Polar Bear'

'inspector gadget'

Melbourne & Adelaide

We recently returned from our 4 day road trip to Melbourne and Adelaide. We left Thursday morning and arrived in Melbourne at around 1pm. We had enough time to check into the hotel, grab the best kabab of my life, and then make our way to the Melbourne Aquatic Center. The M.A.C. is home to the sweetest competition pool I have ever played in.

The Victorian Tigers(Melbourne) are a top notch team in the competition here and they proved it over the weekend. Thursday night was closer than Friday's game but both wins belonged to the Tigers the whole time. We had some great runs where we looked like a better squad but our consistency at that level is what is hurting us finishing out the game with a 'W.' It was good to chat with Brian Alexander(ucsb), he gets a lot of surf at Bell's Beach only an hour away.

After 2 tough losses in Melbourne we were off to Adelaide for 2 more games to complete our 4 game road trip. From the brief times we were able to roam the streets, I decided I really enjoy Adelaide. We were roomed in these sweet little beach side bungalows and the lucky guy I am I got to share a room with Mitch Baird. He is a 6-8 polar bear of a man.

We posted a loss the first day in Adelaide but came back with a strong win on Sunday dominating the game. Every team I have been on has had one pivotal moment in a season. That moment makes or break the success of a team in the short and long term. After our loss in Adelaide, a game we should have never given up, we decided we all want to be top competitors in the National League. The next day we came back and played some of our best polo. It was a good way to end the road trip, so it was off to the local pub for some schooners of stella with the Adelaide Jets.