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DIARIES FROM DOWN UNDER II

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Finally made our way back from our trip down south and we’re exhausted. Getting some down time before I’m up in the air and back in Hawaii. What an amazing road trip. We managed to jam pack heaps of adventures and good times within a week. We drove over 1600/km from Sydney to Melbourne and back. 1600 kilometers!! The 8 hour [straight] drive back was pretty grueling. But so worth it. We stopped off in some rad new places and hung out with some pretty rad friends. We managed see most of Sydney’s city, fit in a couple surf sessions, wake up in beautiful Avalon, go boating and wake-surf in Cornulla, swim in secret water caves, hang out with wild kangas at Pebbly Beach, go shell collecting at random beaches, have an early morning skinny dips in the Bass Strait, climb Mt. Oberon at Wilson’s Prom, hang at Bells Beach in the warm sun, drive the Great Ocean Road, and spending an afternoon/evening in Melbourne. All in a week. One week.

I wish we could do it all over again. Maybe with heaps more time. A year please?? Hah. NSW to Victoria is absolutely beautiful. There is so much to see and do. Places to surf, trails to hike, cafes to hang at, coffee to be drunk, shops to shop, people to meet, and memories to be made. And I have to say I had one of the best traveling partners. Which makes such a huge difference. Having a like-minded travel buddy is probably the most important part of a good trip. I have no complaints. It was one rad, adventure-packed week! Definitely one for the books.

Diaries from Down Under through NSW to Victoria and back.

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A WEEKEND IN ANGOURIE

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I got to spend one of the dreamiest weekends camping in Angourie with a handful of friends. This little excursion alone satisfied any expectation I had for my trip down under. We packed up our gear [including a healthy number of surfboards], loaded into the car, and road-tripped south for a couple days. A couple days well spent.

We used most of our weekend hours surfing.. and a little campsite searching. Ended up finding the best little zone nestled in the dunes overlooking a little beach break. We got ourselves a couple of really good sessions at that spot. Oh, and the stars at night. The stars! You wouldn’t believe how gorgeous the sky was. It lit up like millions of tiny diamonds exploding in a pool of vastness. And the sunsets.. and sunrises. Beyond any line of words could describe.

Such an unbelievably satisfying weekend. I am smitten.

A weekend in Angourie.. and well spent.

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Photo: Tina H. + me

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ROAD TRIPPIN’

(Photos from: here)

Net-a-Porter recently launched a Vacation section to their website tempting us (and maybe even mocking us lesser fortunate folk) to take a vacation. All the time: one big constant vacation. But I clearly need to do some shopping. I thought the Road Trip look book was the most tempting. I could wear just about everything. If I could afford it I would buy it all.

I am road trippin’.

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AWAY, ON THE ROAD


(Top: T by Alexander Wang, Shorts: 7 For All Mankind, Flats: Cynthia Vincent)

Got to hop off the island for the long Thanksgiving weekend and hit the desert road. I shoved a pair of shorts in my luggage right before I left for the airport and so glad I did! I guess it never occurred to me that the desert is an exception to the seasonal rule. I’m loving that I don’t need to wear a coat!! I’m down south enough that it doesn’t really call for it. Hello, me… Drrr.

So I decided I like spending the holidays away from home. It makes it really feel like a vacation. It’s so nice feeling like you have absolutely nothing to do. It’ll make it hard to go back to some responsibility. Eeek! But for now, I’m going to enjoy some nice canyon hikes, attempt to do some rock climbing, and keep driving down that dusty travel road!!

Gonna keep roooollin’!!

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