viva peru

Hi everyone

well here we are in very hot and sunny peru. We have been here nearly a week now and it has been crazy. Surf has been great, an amazing amount of great breaks, people really friendly. Very dry. had excitemnet if you call it that of two earthquakes 5.5 of ricter scale!!!! One during middle of night where we just lie in bed trying to fathom what was going on adn one at breakfast where we couldnt get out of the concrete death box quick enough. Very scary, normal here but not for us. We are all ok and apparently they come in twos pop out of place then back into place. Staying in cool place clean and nice. Pool and right at the contest break. Contest begins tommorow. had opening cermony, like surfing olympics. Really big deal, team parades with flags exhibitions. Twenty counteries competeing Peru is now recognised as the home of surfing in latin America. Country clubs on beach. Settling into place, my nerves are easing. Hope all is great at home. Missing you all heaps


Mel, harry, Piper and Marlon

Peru Peru Peru 27th March

Hi everyone

Well we are now on planet Mars, no only joking it just looks like it. We are on the West coast of peru south of Lima at El Silencio. It is really warm and humid despite being like a desert. The kids were amazing on the 36 hour joruney here, not a squeak out of them. I think they have recovered quicker too. Our Spanish is improving by the minute as very limited english is spoken which is great. Surf is amazing, point breaks everywhere and huge, first day 10-12 ft. No onshore breezes, glassy all day, not many surfers.

Lima is like the wild west to look at but the people are freindly and love children. They are not as shocked by the blonde hair as I thought. Piper and marlon are loving the experience. Contest starts in a few days should be great, huge event, people from everywhere.

Sorry for not being able to catch up with anyone when in melbourne we were running organising Peru.

Will keep in touch, have another 9 days here then head for the Andes, Cuzco and machu Pichu.

Love to you all

Melis, Harry, Pipers and Marlon XX

Home sweet home!!! If only for a few days

Hi Hi Everyone

wEll strangely enough we now find ourselves back in Melbourne after a huge effort. Great to be home, but weather extremly hot. Great to see family. The peninsula to beautiful but dry. Will be spending a couple of days getting organised then flying to Peru over easter via LA. Tha above of pictures from the Margaret River region. The first at the Lake cave. Amazing! The other was taken at the top of the tallest lighthouse in Australia at Cape Leewin. It is the most South west point of our continent. At this point the Indian ocean warm currents and Cooler Southern ocean currents meet. Creating aparently amazing amounts and varieties of sea life. We send you all our love over Easter and are thinking of you all. until next time!

LOve

The Happy Harrisons

Margaret River WA 11 march

Hi everyone, sorry havent blogged for a week, been very bust organising our trip to Peru. Harry made the Australian Surf masters team and we are all off to Peru for the World masters titles on the 24th March for a month with a layover in LA, with the mandatory disney trip. Things are great we followed the western australian southern coast through bremer bay, denmark, Parrys beach, Albany to Margaret River. The day we arove the swell was a solid 1o ft at main break. We have been staying at prevelly park, which is in a great spot. The surf has been great, warm and fun. We have caught up with lots of ex viccos, douga simpson, bebbo, simon froud, ronnie roozen to namje a few. Kids are loving been in the one place for a while. Been caving, and climbing lighthouses at Cape Leewin. Fly home to Melbourne next week and fly to Peru from Melbourne. Love to you all.

Lots of Love Mel, H, Piper and Marlon xxxxx

Bremar Bay WA

Hi everyone

Thanks for the emails and comments on the blog. It is soooo good to hear from you. Well we left esperance for National Park and Lucky Bay. Voted best beach in oz. Beautiful, very like squeaky beach at the prom. Kangaroos on the beach, aqua water, no surf. Left yesterday and head west 5 hours to Bremar Bay, surf, tommorow we will head for Valley of the Giants, treetop walk and Parrys beach which is meant to be great. Have included some pics.

Love to you all

M, H, M, P xxxx

Esperance WA 24th feb

Hi everyone,

Hope this email finds you all well. Thanks for all your lovely emails and posts to the blogg aparently at the bottom of the page. Well we have been very busy since Streaky Bay SA. WE left the following day for Cactus SA. What an amzing place. Aparently some of the best waves in oz. It was fab. Very basic living in the dunes and scrub, bore water shower, pit toilets, no shops for 50kms, then only a petrol station. We had a great week here met some great people, had fab surf, caught fish and had a blast grubbing around. No sharp pointy tooth creatures. A couple of days ago we left and head across the Nullabor. I now feel aussie. It was a huge drive. 7 hours the first day then 9 hours the next on very straight roads. But it was suprisingly pretty. The kids did well despite the marathon effort. We are all exhausted but great to be in sunny Esperance. Seems nice. Havent explored yet, will head out to stay in National park tommorow. Spent today washing everything and cleaning out the dust and dirt of the last few weeks. Missing everyone heaps but riding the journey. Have met great people.

Love to you all

Melis, H, Pipes and Mars xxxx

Streaky bay 13 feb

Hi all hope this finds you all happy and healthy.

We the trip continues. We are now in Streaky bay. After Port Elliot near Victor harbour we head to Yorke Peninsula and spent 5 days in the national park, good surf, kangaroo and emus. KIds loved it. WE the drove and ferry 8 hours to Elliston north of port Lincoln on Eyre Peninsula. then onto streaky. Tommorow we head off to Cactus. Harry has surfed Black fellas and Granites. Have climbed massive sahara type sandunes. Marlons 4th Birthday today. The kids are making passs the parcel and pinnatas. Thank you for all your lovely emails to maharrison@live.com.au they dont work through here. Love to you all until next

XXmelis