42 Down - 8 to go!
USA | Thursday, 25 January 2007 | Views [538]
CHILLIN' IN MIAMI!
So we have surfed 42 states out of our 50 and we can't believe it! It seems like yesterday we had only surfed 4 states and we were 1 and a half months into the trip saying, "Can we actually do this or are we in too deep?"
Now we want it to slow down - we only have to head along the southern states back to California then we fly to Hawaii for our 50th and final state!!
So we got down to Orlando a few days ago to pick up Courtney, Stefan's sister...we were very late of course and the nect day we celebrated her 21st birthday by shouting her DISNEY WORLD!! Actually we knew someone who worked for the mouse so we got hooked up! AMAZING day - full of wonders and MAGIC! And all our dreams came true, except for a few really weird one Stefan has!! Our highlight was in the Epcot Park which we also scammed for free by making a reservation at a Teppanyaki restaurant in Japan (Epcot has "The World", which is a series of around 10 themed areas from different countries! Very Cool! No Australia though - dissapointing!
The next day our host Russ took us out to his buddy Chad's house on a private lake for some private wakebaording/wakesurfing lessons on his beautiful Malibu boat. We spent all day on the lake and finally got the wake right for some surfing without holding onto the rope! FUUUUUN! They told us afterwards they have spotted a few large alligators sliding into the lake...this was AFTER they let me paddle by surfboard half of the lake back to the jetty for some excercise. The weather was sooo nice and warm after spending so many months in the Northern States through winter!!
Drove the next day down to Miami and have been chilling down here and eating Cuban Food for a few nights with Lou from Wateryeye Images who is going to take water shots of us surfing (when we get some waves!) and snorkelling down in the Florida Keys - YEWWWWW! Pumped!
Planning on spending a week in FL as we are running a free learn to surf day in Cocoa Beach on Saturday with Hurley and NEX GENERATION Surf School! Can't Wait! Should be huge!
Then back up through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona (Back to Nevada - VEGAS, and Cali), then fly to Hawaii to finish!! The dream is becoming a reality, just wish it would slow down a bit!!
Living the Dream,
Jonty and Steve!
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