durban, south africa
dan left a few days ago, but not before we had a good night out on the town. anne ellis, grants mom, lined us up with a couple guys from the local lifesavers to show us around. we had a few drinks and went to a club. that was interesting, guys in sa take their dancing seriously and they have this thing where they are keep there distance from girls. i must have dancing confused because the only reason i like dancing is to be close to girls. there havent been any nights where ive just felt like dancing. so needless to say dan and i stuck out a bit. we were a bit all over the place and we actually approached girls and tried to dance with them. this could have worked better, i think that the girls here actually prefer the guys to stay far away. its weird, but atleast we got shot down really badly. no big deal, just happened again a few moments later, didnt seem to hinder our spirits though.
after dan left i went to a rugby game with grant's dad, bruce. we went to the durban sharks game as they played against the western province. they looked pretty good in the first half but they got smoked in the second. i really like going to sporting events, no matter what sport or country, and this was no different. ill be spending some time in the rugby part of the world so ill get to enjoy it some more.
the surf has finally turned on a bit. the last two mornings have been fun, yesterday was really good and today was not as glassy or big but still very worthwhile. the ellises have been way more than accomodating towards me and it has made for a very enjoyable experience. they are very similar to my parents in that they have been around boys for so long that a quiet house is not what they are used to. i actually think that they have been enjoying having me around. i know ive been really enjoying it here as well. even grants friend mark has been a big help. he took dan and i to the tony hawk skate demo ( i know, i have to go all the way around the world to see a guy that lives less than an hour from me at home), he helped us with surf spots and he's just been a cool guy. the other thing that has been cool is that the ellises a have costco sized version of my dog named malcom. malcom is about twice as big as cali, he just looks like a pony sized labrador, so that has been nice.
i leave in a few days for bali. in the wake of the bombings over there i wasnt quite sure what to think. i know the first thing i heard from my mom is that i can go somewhere else if i like, but then i starting to really evaluate it. i believe that right now there will probably be more security around and this is also a time that bali would most need a continuance of tourism to keep going. im not sure what is to be done there, but maybe i could help some as well. i know ill still be surfing a bunch but in between sessions i could try and help out. im really not sure how this whole thing is going to work out so wish me luck and safe travels.
dan left a few days ago, but not before we had a good night out on the town. anne ellis, grants mom, lined us up with a couple guys from the local lifesavers to show us around. we had a few drinks and went to a club. that was interesting, guys in sa take their dancing seriously and they have this thing where they are keep there distance from girls. i must have dancing confused because the only reason i like dancing is to be close to girls. there havent been any nights where ive just felt like dancing. so needless to say dan and i stuck out a bit. we were a bit all over the place and we actually approached girls and tried to dance with them. this could have worked better, i think that the girls here actually prefer the guys to stay far away. its weird, but atleast we got shot down really badly. no big deal, just happened again a few moments later, didnt seem to hinder our spirits though.
after dan left i went to a rugby game with grant's dad, bruce. we went to the durban sharks game as they played against the western province. they looked pretty good in the first half but they got smoked in the second. i really like going to sporting events, no matter what sport or country, and this was no different. ill be spending some time in the rugby part of the world so ill get to enjoy it some more.
the surf has finally turned on a bit. the last two mornings have been fun, yesterday was really good and today was not as glassy or big but still very worthwhile. the ellises have been way more than accomodating towards me and it has made for a very enjoyable experience. they are very similar to my parents in that they have been around boys for so long that a quiet house is not what they are used to. i actually think that they have been enjoying having me around. i know ive been really enjoying it here as well. even grants friend mark has been a big help. he took dan and i to the tony hawk skate demo ( i know, i have to go all the way around the world to see a guy that lives less than an hour from me at home), he helped us with surf spots and he's just been a cool guy. the other thing that has been cool is that the ellises a have costco sized version of my dog named malcom. malcom is about twice as big as cali, he just looks like a pony sized labrador, so that has been nice.
i leave in a few days for bali. in the wake of the bombings over there i wasnt quite sure what to think. i know the first thing i heard from my mom is that i can go somewhere else if i like, but then i starting to really evaluate it. i believe that right now there will probably be more security around and this is also a time that bali would most need a continuance of tourism to keep going. im not sure what is to be done there, but maybe i could help some as well. i know ill still be surfing a bunch but in between sessions i could try and help out. im really not sure how this whole thing is going to work out so wish me luck and safe travels.
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