back in oz

Hello friends and family

well after the journey of a lifetime we are back in freezing melbourne. We had the most incredible trip. The contest was amazing. Despite harrys alimemts it was amazing. Piper carried Aussie flag for cermony. She was the Face of Australia!!! Australian team came second. The aussie team members were great to go away with, the surf fantastic, peru amzing. After the contest finished we head to Cuzco and Manchu Picchu. This was incredible. We were at 3500-4200 metres. The alitude really affected the adults kids were great. So Lloydy came with the harrisons. We toured the Sacred Valley and ruins around cuzco which which mindless. We then caught the train through amzing jungle and mountains to Machu Picchu. This just left you speechless. See the pics. Then back to cuzco then back to lima where we had a great time with Patty dartys peruian friend. After a fab time there we flew to Los angeles. We flew over night and drove straight from LA to San Francisco. Spent Harry Birthday the San Fran. The drove on down the coast to LA, which is awesome through monterray and carmel. On arrival back to LA we did Disneyland which the kids loved big and small. 13 hour day, every ride. A then didnt wast a minute and head down to San Diego. Harry was surfing La Jolla 1 km away from where the guy was fatally taken by white pointer. Off to seaworld. Killer whales were great. We all got to hand feed and pat dolphins which was incredible. Spent last day in Newport beach with Juju then flew at midnight home. We have not waste a minute. It was crazy but fantastic. The kids were awesome, loved it all, soaked the experience up like a sponge. Missing you all and thinking of you often. Fly back to perth on Thursady and resume our around australia trip, just for something different. We are living the year of our life!! LOve to you all.

Melis, Harry, Piper and Marlon XXXX

LIMA PERU

Hola amingos from South America.

well the trip continues its amzing journey. The contest finished about 9 days ago. It was fantastic. Our Ausssie team came 2nd overall and harry 10th after doing his back in the middle of the contest. We then head to the Mountains of Cuzco at 3500m with Lloydy. Amazing place. Went up to machu Picchu and were completely blown away, the whole country just knocks your socks off with contrasts. Mountains, Jungles to desert. Machu pichu was just incredible, better than I could have imagined. Kids have had a blast. Loving all the ruins, climbing and spanish. They are travelling amaing. really lapping up the experinece. Both are speaking spanish. marlon introduces himself as Nombre (name) Marlon, Hola (hello), Gracias (thanks). Amazing really. Weather is very warm we packed too many warm clothes. Heading back south to the beaches for a couple of days before flying to LA on Friday night. Caught up with Dartys friend patty which has been great. Missing everyone heaps, feels like we have been away forever. Thansk for the emails.

Love and hugs to everyone

Melis, harry, Piper and Marlon xxxx

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