Somehow we managed to perfectly time our arrival on the Gold Coast with the kick off of the 2014 ASP World Tour. To top it off, we are staying just up the coast from the Quicksilver and Roxy Pro Surf competitions. Coincidence? Yes, actually. Fate? We like to think so. That being said, after two day trips down to Coolangatta to watch Round 2 of the women and Round 3 of the men’s competitions, neither of us managed to have blueberry waffles bought for us by a pro surfer (for those of you who don’t have a clue what we are talking about, please go ask a girl between the ages of 16 and 25 about the surf movie “classic” Blue Crush). We did, however, have an amazing time both days watching the best surfers in the world tear it up at Snapper Rocks. The atmosphere was electric, the sun shining, and the people watching PRIME.
We also had a chance this past week to see these guys, Caravana Sun, perform at an outdoor Friday night festival in Miami. In following with our attempts to discover great Australian music and share it with the rest of the world, here’s the song they closed the night with and one of our personal favorites:
Coming of quarter age 