We finally got a miracle plane out of Tahiti four days late. I know I sound so excited to leave such an exotic place it’s just that when you are set to go home and can’t, it sucks. Everyone on the plane was cheering when we landed in LA.

Traveling has really gotten me to appreciate my time at home. I have to make the most out of every moment I have because I will be gone again before I know it. I spent last Saturday with my boyfriend and our sisters. We drove out to the North Shore together, jumped off the rock at Waimea, raided Foodland, got washed around in the shore break at Pipe and had a dance party on the beach. It was a blast. The next sibling day we want to make a jello pool and throw pies in each others faces. It sounds kind of weird but I have oddly always wanted to do it.

The ten days at home went by in the blink of an eye. Before I knew it I was on a plane to Indonesia for a Nike 6.0 boat trip. Because Tahiti went a little long my dad had to stay home and I flew solo. It’s a lot different not having my dad around. He is usually my little piece of home on the road that keeps me comfortable and happy. Luckily I had my girls, Coco, Monyca and Laura to keep me company. Dusty, Kai, Michelle, Nat and Gabriel were the boys on our boat. The crew was great, everyone got along really well, the boat was nice and the food was delicious.

There wasn’t much swell while we were there which was a little disappointing but we managed to find some really fun and playful waves. A few days were flat and I took the stand up paddle board to the beach and found some really nice shells. Between SUPing, movie watching and Backgammon we kept ourselves busy.

We had an epic dance party on 4th of July. A few people got thrown over and we lit broken boards on fire in honor of US independence. The tradition is to party really hard and the surf will be good the next day. We tried our best but unfortunately the surf didn’t get any better. On the last day of our trip the swell finally arrived and we went to Greenbush. The swell was a little off so I decided to sit that one out but the boys made it really exciting to watch.

Home sweet home again! Off to the US Open in two weeks!!! :)