Drew Brophy - Surf Lifestyle Artist» mount manganui

NZTL 2022 Mount Awesome, Smelly Rotorua and THE CURSE

Maria "Spunk" Brophy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:34:10 +0000

Drew’s curse continues – the waves have been either flat or extremely small. I keep reminding him, when he gets depressed over it, that this a family vacation and that surf is only a bonus. But nothing I say makes it any easier for him…
We’ve renamed Mount Manganui as MOUNT AWESOME, because it’s the most awesome town we’ve been to. It’s a friendly little surf town nestled around the small mount. Completely picturesque, and with loads of delicious cafes, we could live here easily.

: Royce on his Triumph

After surfing small spunk waves in Mount Awesome, it was off to Rotorua, the geothermal wonder-land. You can smell Rotorua before you even arrive – that awful rotten egg smell coming from the sulphurous pools of bubbling, boiling mud. All over town, even in backyards, there are pools of boiling water and mud. Quite a site to see!

: The curse of small waves Mount Manganui

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NZ Travel Log 0221 – Mount Surf Shop and Artists Abound!

Maria "Spunk" Brophy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:25:53 +0000

We e-mailed Josh at Mount Surf Shop , located in the cool little town of Mount Manganui, NZ, offering to do a paint demo in the shop. We were stoked that he was so amped to do it.

There were a lot of artists present, including Jake the musician, an artist who works there, a couple groms Annaleise and Mitchell, and the world famous Royce McClure and his talented offspring as well!

Annaleise and Mitchell Painting away

Drew put the groms to work on the painting, and they did a great job. They even signed their names on the painted board afterwards.

We met a few other artists who showed up for the event, including a local named Keith Harding, who does some great hot rod art. He bought Drew’s DVD and some paint pens and is going to give that a go with his artwork. Keith, if you’re reading this, send us photos of what you’ve come up with!

Mount Surf Shop was cool – it was bustling with people and activity, and I think they were happy we came. We were, too.

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