Hey everyone on da breeze & especially Sidney-siders & NSW inhabitants!

I am a New Zealandee "kiwi" ( a type of nocturnal flightless bird ).

I'm coming over for my first ever visit to Ooorstralya to visit my sister & i was hoping to meet up with some like minded paddle-surfers/surfers - catch a few waves ,shoot the breeze & have a good laugh about life, the universe & our respectively silly accents ;-)

Also I'm looking to hassle AA for a new stick just hatched from China & the hawaiian islands ( i will not dare to mention the brand for fear of pimpellatio )

So please, if you are a friendly fulla who likes to ride waves regardless of board type or size answer this post & give me ya phone number so we can meet up & you can show me around - I would be keen to return the favor & show you around Raglan if you ever visit N.Z.

I'm hoping to be tested by some of your NSW waves, as I've heard they can be gnarly.

I am just like a stoked little grommit - but in a 43yr olds body!

Cheers guys, SeanO - glassoff

When are ya comin', Glassy?

It'd be good if you could tie it in with our next Sydney club comp on 11 April 2010.

Maverick, Sydney ?? new suburb?

Syd has Marrickville and Randwick??

(bloody kiwis) LOL

If u came to the Gold Coast we'd look after you...

cheers froggo

Hey Glass off, PM me when you are coming over, I'm always up for a surf. Where in Sidiney are you staying?

Thanks Goatie, much appreciated, it will make all the difference to my trip to make some new friends & see some new places.

I still haven't booked the ticket, but it will be end of this month or early April - Casso suggests I come over around the 11th of April so i can come along to the Sydney club-comp. That's not a bad plan & it ties in well with the timing of AA's new delivery of babies.

Yeah, um well, sorry about the lack of geographical knowledge of Sydney suburbs, ( keep in mind I've never travelled across the ditch before ) maybe I've heard OOrstralyins say what you guys would think sounds like Marrickville - but translated into New Zealandese that can easily become Maverick

Here i am typing away with my foot in a HOT bucket of water - turns out there were quite a few more urchin spines in my foot than I'd thought & now after a pretty average windy dawny on my 6'2" they are trying to fester & get infected .... Think I may have to prick the entry holes open with a neeedle an put on a poultice with some Magnesium sulphate paste.

In between being house-dad & going surfing I've got to get cranking on my 24ft recycled/bamboo SUP - only two days to go till the big raft-race!

5.30am - no worries - They do call me Sean-of-the-dawn, besides that will be like a sleep-in for me on N.Z. time.

So Goatie/ Casso which surfboard do you think I should bring over - my gunny 6'6" or my 6'2". What sort of surfing am I likely to encounter ( conditions / setups ) ? As I said I'm keen for some waves that will challenge me & I've heard there are some solid waves over there - is it possible to snag some waves without too many crowd issues ?