Went to the first pro surfing competition of the year at Snapper Rocks right down the coast from where I live. Saw some great surfing and the beach it was on was great. Towards the end of the day the beach got really crowded because Kelly Slater(nine time world Champion) was surfing his heat. He was surfing against some local kid that was not pro. Slater hung around and did not catch many waves, but the young local kid rode a ton and got some great scores. It was...

I just got back from a 5 day trip to the Whitsunday Islands. They are home to some of the mosts gorgeous white sand beaches in the world. I flew to the Whitsunday airport(which was nothing more than a tin shed, it was the smallest airport I have ever seen!) from Brisbane, after spending the day on the train from the Gold Coast to get there. When we arrived at the Whitsunday airport we took a taxi to our hostel in Airlie Beach(which is the mainland area of the Whi...

My roommate and I took the train into Brisbane for an international cricket game between Australia and New Zealand. It was supposed to be a huge game; it was the fifth and deciding game of the series and it was a BIG rivalry(since the 2 countries are so close and similar). We checked the weather before we left and it said it wasn't raining in Brisbane and that there was only a small chance that it would; but when we got off the train it was pouring! We made it to...

Just got to the Gold Coast. I will be postin pictures and interesting things I do and see on this blog! Also I will be including Bond Univeristy pictures and activities on it as well.