the new year

2012!
the beginning of another exciting year!

new years eve was again different from what i usually had! gladly i could join some folks from church and we had a good time! and because this is summer...we bought some beers and spend a lot of time in an exterior jacuzzi! just chillin...
before midnight we went to the marina and watch the fireworks..there were several places in the city with fireworks and we had a good spot to see almost all of them

 a special thanks to my family who called me several times during the night! it was great to hear your voice!

the night ended with a visit to Macas! another silly aussie word for Mcdonalds! nothing better to start the year then a big fatty burger ( actually the burger was a little bit gross..Mcds is the same in every part of the world i guess..Volta Burger king estas perdoado!!)

unfortunatelly the 31st of December didnt start in the best possible way! or maybe it did! ( learning with bad experiences)
i have been going to this new surf spot called the Spit:

this is a good spot for surfing because it is a point and so more protected from the wind. in the first times i went there i placed myself near the artificial peer and caught some waves but on the 31st i went near the rocks! because the sweeps were coming southeast i got stuck near the rocks and i figured out that it would be easier to climb them then to paddle out of there! big mistake
it was really a stupid though because i was not thinking about the board! i had to let it loose because the leash got stuck in a rock and this is not very recomended if you want to keep breathing! so when i was trying to avoid getting injured in the rocks the board was projected by the waves to the rocks and it got bad!! several dings and cracks...MY NEW BOARD!! but thank God i got out of there alive (you dont say!!) with just some scratches in my legs..

basically my board is again at stuarts to be fixed! they told me everthing is fixable except if you have a car running over the board basically!

" this is what happens when you dont know what you are doing!"