So, moved on to New Plymouth now, have been here since Thursday, leaving Monday. The principal reason for being here is to go to the Jack Johnson concert, which starts tonight. New Plymouth is around 100,000 people I think, but attracts pretty large music acts due to the nice venues they have here.
We have been out surfing a few times here, most of which was small and uneventful, until this morning. The swell was larger, so the waves were bigger, and there was a lot more people in the water. I got beat up pretty good by the waves, I was stupid to go out and even try I think, it was way bigger than what I should be trying to surf in, but I guess nothing ventured, nothing gained. At one point I got stuck in a Rip Tide and after not paying attention, I found myself way farther out than anyone else. Took a good 15-20 minutes of paddling to get back in, but I made it. They then launched the rescue boat to go get a swimmer who had the same problem. Glad it wasn't me having to be rescued.
Anyway, off to the concert soon!
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