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The girls hit Waipu for the weekend

The night before.....

Chris Frazerhurst surveying the awesome surf we had at the Reunion...... "man....this is gonna be good"....

possibly Hamish Divett...i am told!!....

setting up...and Billy takes a shot of the star attraction to start the day ......... Northland legends .......Mark and Trish Tate....probably posing for a magazine cover somewhere.......

that guy falling off his board must have got distracted by Denis setting up the lamps...

nice waves though.......

lunchtime Saturday 7th April....couldn't be better...

people start rocking up...

all the way from down south...Brian 'Gina' Cane...

Doug Ferg rocks up for a while.... check the wave off the point....

classic day.... Tim...Mike ...Murray

got the fire-pit all set up...and citronella lamps...awesome..

forget the setting up man....im'e going for a surf....

some of us can still surf!!!....man look at those lines in the background... meanwhile Denis is being a good boy...filling up the lamps.....

Waves were pumping off the point....

Tim Frazerhurst about to carve it up!!!....if he dosen't fall off that is...ha!!!!

that handsome man in the background in the grey t-shirt....would you believe....is Clinton Wheeler.. Steve Wheelers son.......

and family....

Mal Egginton pays us a short visit........ wearing the white sock...that most of us get around to wearing these days...ha!

Blues Bros....

good obedient boys...wore their 2015 Reunion T-shirts... proud of you lads......

havin fun....

the ladies start rocking up....

aren't they cute....

handsome bugger

Corinne is crouching....Kens on tiptoes

buddies......Faye Williams and Margaret

awesome day...

the three .........

the big catch-up....

"who me...i dont drink".....

didn't realise Maxine was so popular....

look at that wave in the background...

Aussie girl Traudel Rouw..."Legs" wife and of course...Mr Dave T......

cute!!!!

how good is this.....

Irene....always a smile on her face...

and still gets in the water....

there's that aussie again....

if you didn't catch the names...thats Mary-anne Frazerhurst....Jackie Frazerhurst and Wendy Beeston.

Ausie boy 'legs'...getting into the spirit...

"ive been waiting for this day when i can look down at you coonskins"

"you wanna go mate...ay ay ...you wanna go"....... "Sheesh i didnt realise you were that big Denis...sorry mate sorry".....

"peace bro"

Doug Ferguson....and Kevin Price "man look at that wave Doug...sheeeesh"....

Beautiful sequence....one

two...

three.....

mid afternoon and everythings sweet.... dumped the limbo and mashed potato contest....the surf was just too good.....

cute looking couple.......Cynthia and Herman

classic lines......

just the day for an Hawaiian shirt....waddaya reckon cus....

warm day...offshore winds...good swell...........sweeeeeet!!!!

"look Coons ....ive been meaning to say this to you for a long time" "remember when you dropped in on me in 1967".....

"oh sorry Coons ....that was Dave Boyd...now that i remember"..... "thats all right Ken....i forgive you mate"

Nola...getting in the groove....

the old red flower trick......

just seems like yesterday...

fire-pit ready to go.....

"man i wonder who these boards belong to".... "must be an awesome guy"....

time to get the fire going....awesome

"you touch my boards again and ill make you touch your toes" "oh no Denis....not the touching toes torture....please ........have mercy".......,....ha!!!

nice shirt Mark.....

lovely....

close -up.......the funky sisters....

Tony Elmore showing us the way....

The worsfold sisters.....

dodgy lookin crew.....

light offshore all day....classic....

lines to the horizon...

Lazy time...late afternoon everyone getting hungry....

gathering around the fire-pit....

time for an awesome barbee.... the boys in dark blue spots....cookin' at the barbee....Rueben Boyd and John Ralph...

shadows creeping over the venue....

lining up.........Waipu Cove surf Club

the Waipu surf ladies.....from way back probably the first ladies to regularly hit Waipu Cove....

our head photographer......"hey....he looks like a groovy surfie dosent he"

Classic day at Waipu Cove.,,,,,

"those old people are quite groovy arent they....funky lot"

we know how to have fun.......

24 degrees ...warm water ...glass of wine......sheesh....heaven.....

handsome lookin buggers.....

beautiful evening shot.....lamps lit....

din dins......

these guys love showing off how tall they are......ha! best friends......

Denis is pretending he's affectionate.....where really he just wants to check the surf out.... Herman cant believe it.....he's touching a girl....

the ol cheezy grin trick..... naaaaa....lovely people....

aaaawwwwww........

awesome family.......

this family...such a huge part of the early surf scene....

Nola...Bill...Irene....

flower children....of the 60s.....

awesome couple....

late afternoon classic lineup at Waipu

3 kiwi 60's grommets.....with an Aussie trying to get in on the action...ha!!

the ol' crew from wayback....

awww.. that fires nice.......but still a mild evening as well.....awesome

Tim Frazerhurst and Mike....fireside chat

Bill and Trev.....

we start movin' indoors......

relax or boogie...you choose...Ha!!

Bill and Jill....

surfing sisters....awesome......

ol' dudes rockin' on.....

Tatahi surfriders....classic

people moving in....getting ready to party..

legend....Tim Frazerhurst

Irene..Pat....Nola

Mark and Trish about to get funky.....

About to play Santana, Michael Jackson....Abba.....fun times...

beautiful.......

notice the 'Hair' LP cover in the background....a funky hippie night once again...

Aussie girl Traudel....

lookin' pretty 'flower powery' here......

"yo....whats happenin' dude" Mary Ralph lookin' very Hawaiianish......

couple o' old timmers.....Ha...

ol' surf codgers.... best buddies from 'way back'......

couple o' young fullas.....

a good fun time had by all........

beautiful mild evening...no bugs....couldn't be better... ....and rockin' loud music......Doobie Bros...KC and the Sunshine band...Jackson 5....woohoo!!!

the girls rock on...... to 'The hustle'....Sheena Eastern...and the Tavarees.........'right on'!!

good times.........and the 'Beegees'...

Jenny....Nola...Margaret..

glass of wine....yessir.....

bro and sis........

wow....Nola has removed her supa funky glasses for this one....

the King clan.....rockin' on....

Legs and Traudel enjoying life... nice warm fire in the background...

Jenny rockin' on over there....

Aussie's enjoying themselves...

lost in the 60s......

the boys stop proceedings for a short time for acknowlegement......"peace bro"

some kind words from my landlord....

"awww shucks bro"

"just look at the camera and smile....good boy"

"Mike...its a shame you couldn't ride the nose as good as me"

and from the man with the quiet voice......

classic bloke Trev.....

i think everyone was watching the surfing on the screen while Denis was talking.... "what did that guy Denis say"?.........."dunno mate".........."i think he was selling insurance ...wasn't he"

kind words said by all....

smiles all round....

Mayor of Pataua......pays us a visit...

cheers bro..... Thanks everyone for your kind words...

we had a classic fun time...plenty of laughs...

"hey boys....this girls nicked the remote"

good mate "Legs" has a few words....

mates

flower power buddies...ha!!

good times....... now back for some more funky music...by 'The Drifters'...'Earth Wind and Fire'....and 'Steppenwolf'......awesome..

Laurie and Nola....enjoying themselves

bro and sis again.....

best friends....

Bill and Nola Durham.....

couple o ratbags......ha!

the 3 amigos.....

Trev, Tim and 'Gina'...

surf bums of the 60s.....

Billy explaining to Jill...the dynamic of lift and vertical velocity....ha!!! not sure what Trev's up too...ha!!!!!

Santana.....Woodstock belting out.....woohoo...

Tim applauding Trevs break-dancing or maybe he's applauding 'Santana'....like we all did.....we cranked Santana so loud....we actually thought we were at woodstock...

Trev...the kids dartboard king...

dig the groovy pants.....

smiles all round....again!

bit o' 'Grease'......classic 50's

Nola kept rockin on .....along with heaps of others....

these young people....always on their mobiles....

saw these 2 having a bit of a boogy too.......

funk time..........

enjoying themselves.....

young spunks......what a night.... 10.30pm....and its all over.....if you didn't collapse on the floor from exhaustion.....fall asleep....or have a bout of arthritis...you made it to the end.........yahooo!!

up early Sunday morning...by the fire..beautiful "hey...is that a couple of chicky babes i seeing waving to me"

"hi there......can we come and sit by your fire"....ha!!!!

"hey ...your cute...do you live around here" "hey your cute too...if only we were 150 years younger"....Haahaaaa!!!

Ha.....what a great life we've had....

morning cup of tea with the boys...around the fire ...classic

breakfast first...then the big cleanup...

Ken left his name on his t-shirt so he could remember who he was in the morning.... ....very sensible...

legs and i both got our tatts in '68.........bro's man

Man this fire is the way to catch the chicky babes....why didn't i think of that 150 yrs ago...ha!! they even get flashed up......"choooooice bro"

the King family....what a classic family.... privilege to know them...for sure....

Classic Aussie surf bum of the 60s.... "Did i tell you about the time we........naaa i better not"

My good mate 'Gina' ....man we go a long way back Walking down the main street of Lusaka in Zambia Africa in '72 (we were heading south) ....and the only white face i see amongst the crowd was this guy (heading north)...amazing days...

There's those girls again....

Sherry and Jenny.......great girls...

man that 60yrs of surfing flew by quick.....

still awesome conditions......Sunday....

a few start rocking up for the cleanup....

classic weather....beautiful waves...and great company what a way to end a weekend...

lets go and have breaky boys and girls.....

about 25 of us headed over to the local Waipu cove cafe for breaky....was a fun time.... someone said there's something written on the back of my t-shirt....dont think so!!!

Clean up time...."oh my aching back...that Cooneys a slave driver"...

"i did all the work Herman...you hardly did a thing" "yea ....but im'e a surf god"

Sally drops in for breaky.....while Dick checks the label on her top... to make sure its genuine designers brand......Ha!!!!

Bye..bye Waipu Cove....great memories

Thank you everybody for your amazing help.......was such a fun time....

our back-up photographer.... just in case all of Trev's photos are horrible....Haha!!!...just joking Trev..sorry bro...just joking...truly ...just joking....

Bro gets a few waves

classic waves.....

'Gina'.....?

Denis....Bill......Trev...classic Waipu

way to go....barbee and wine

awesome din dins....ha!! Pats contribution

Sunday morning....sweeet...

about to head off for breaky....

head photographers collaborate......ha!!

breaky at the cafe .....Billy.... Reuben...Dave....

awesome breaky together.....

that young fulla again.....

in some ways ...breaky was as fun as the Reunion....

Sunday morning brag....."man the fin was this big"

is he trying to make his muscles look bigger here.........Herman...one classic dude...

bet you dont know whats on the back of that t-shirt?....

there's that pretty Aussie girl again.....

now thats a classic farmers face if ever iv'e seen one.....

but ime a big confused....he has these ladies hats......Ha!!

see......i told ya....

now thats a better lookin' face....

now....the big cleanup...... while the Aussie aboriginal surveys the local land in the background....

those Aickins....there everywhere!!! and the surf was still awesome on Sunday....classic!!