WHOA!! So I have entered into the World of Blogging!! So...where do I start....hmmm....I know...with a wee photo/video show of some recent surfing experiences....get up to date and all that, then take the whole blogging thing from there!!!
Here goes...... (oh yeah, this will involve a fair bit of scrolling....i don't know how to get rid of the gaps...newbie to this and all that!).....
Surfing has given me so many wonderful opportunities and experiences over the years. I have been on some amazing adventures, surfed some fantastic waves and met some really special people along the way. All of these experiences have certainly enriched my life and have helped to shape the person that I am today. They have also been FUN FUN FUN!!!
When I finished University in JUNE 2007 I literally jumped straight onto a dream boat trip in the Mentawaiis. Other girls on the trip included Steph Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright and Karlee Mackie. It was such a buzz to go from putting in 12 hour days of study in a dull library in Ireland to surfing all day every day with some of the best surfers in the World in some of the best waves in the World!! What a trip......
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Steph, Me and Karlee being silly
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| The Mangalui-our home for 10 days |
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| Beats being in the library! |
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| Steph, Kaori, Karlee, Sally, Kirra, Tyler, Me |
In JUNE/JULY 2009 I travelled to Indonesia with Beth Mason. We did a 10 day trip in the Telo Islands which is just north of the Mentawaii chain with photographer Simon Williams.
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| Telo Islands-Mishos |
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| Bali-Uluwatu |
Then we headed to Bali for a 10 day free surfing trip and to just hang out for a bit on that side of the world! :)
A little video from some days in Bali......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QPymuvTNpA
NOVEMBER 2009 marked my first visit to Hawaii. I travelled over for three weeks of training and coaching by Joel Gray of Surf Solutions and to shoot photographs with Alex Williams. I was the only girl amongst the group of surfers and it was great to push myself hard beside chargers Ronan Oertzen, Damien Conway, Iarom Madden and James Taylor. I especially loved getting to try out a 6'9 semi-gun board, shaped for me by Jeff Bushman, at big Sunset! Another highlight of this trip was sampling an American style Halloween. Wow those guys love it over there, it was mental!!
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| Me, Ronan, Iarom, Damien and James |
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| Rockies Right |
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| Sunset drop, on my new 6'9 |
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| Rockies Left off the top |
2010 SO FAR....
Well it has been a pretty special year for travels so far. I bought a campervan in April and drove it from Ireland to Lisbon in Portugal, up to Hossegor in France and then home again. Joining me on this road trip was my good friend Joanne Dennison and we had a ball travelling, surfing and competing our way through Europe.
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| Renee the Renault! |
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Sunset in Portugal after a fun day surfing
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| Killing time on the ferry |
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| Road Trip! |
In JUNE I travelled to Sri Lanka for a UK Pro Surf Tour invitational 'Champion of Champions' event. It was a blast and a wonderful place to visit. The other girls on the trip Beth Mason, Gwen Spurlock, Sarah Bentley, Joanne Dennison, Lucy Campbell, Raine Jackson, Celine Gehret, Kerry Powell, Lucia Griggi and Zoey Cotton were such a cool bunch to hang out with and a lot of fun was had!
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| Meeting some amazing local kids in their village |
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| The sunsets in Sri Lanka were unreal! |
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| The contest site at Aragum Bay |
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| Beth, Zoey, Celine, Gwen, Me, Kerry, Jo, Sarah |
Straight after Sri Lanka, in JULY 2010 I travelled to the Maldives with Beth Mason and Gwen Spurlock. Here, we met up with a really cool group of girls for 10 days on a boat shooting with Simon Williams.
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