Yesterday we headed down the coast to Huntington Beach, about an hour away, to check out the US Open of Surfing. It was only after we arrived in LA, that we caught an ad on the TV promoting the event, and the timing worked out great!
The line up was great too, with all the top surfers in attendance, including Kelly Slater!! It was the full deal, with skate competitions, festival, bands etc, however as we went on a weekday, it wasn't too hectic. There were about a million teenagers, making us feel very old, but luckily they were more interested in each other than watching the heats, so we had a great position right on the waters edge. The kids had a ball!
We got to see some a number of Aussie surfers including Laua Enever, Yadin Nicol, Kai Otten, Stu Kennedy, and also big names such as Jordy Smith (who trent caught up with after the heat!), Dane Reynolds and of course the legend Kelly Slater.
Even though the surf was small, it was still a treat to watch Slater in action. Check out our pics and videos below, he was only a few metres away from us.
We all had such a great day - the weather was beautiful and we caught a gorgeous sunset while we were enjoying the street festival.
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