KID KYUSS DOES HAWAII – DAY 8

Nine-year-old grommet takes us on a Hawaiian adventure most kids (and adults) can only dream about.

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• 10.08.2021
• BY Tracks

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Nine-year-old grommet takes us on a Hawaiian adventure most kids (and adults) can only dream about.

INTRO: Like most surf obsessed grommets Kyuss King lives to ride waves. When told he was going to Hawaii for a holiday Kyuss took it upon himself commit to writing a blog each day he was away. It was a big deal going to Hawaii you see – not just because of his young age – but because he was staying with 1988 world champion Barton Lynch. So from base camp at BL’s house (nestled behind Sunset Beach) join us daily as Kyuss takes us on a fun filled Hawaiian adventure most kids (and adults) can only dream about.

Note for Parents: This is a grommet specific 10 part summer holiday special with totally kid safe content.

Name: Kyuss King // Age: 9 // From: Byron Bay // Thoughts on girls: Rascal’s // Fav wave: The Pass and Duranbah // Fav surfer: Bruce Irons // Starsign: Gemini // Results: Under 9’s Club Champion 2009 / 1st BL’S Blast Off / Oddity: Wide cartoon character like feet.

DAY 9 – Giant waves and jet ski’s

Mum and Rasmus went shopping in Pearl city for Halloween and costumes….
I stayed home with dad and we went surfing all morning…. We surfed for 3 and a 1/2 hours out Velzy, It was the biggest Velzy I had surfed so far… So fun…. The swell was building all day.

Me and dad rode up to Sunset and hung there for a while and watched the Xcel comp… The waves were pumping, solid 8+ feet…

Me and dad then met up with Troy at Barkyards with his Jet Ski as the waves were really building and outside Velzy (which is called Phantoms) was starting to break… It was late in the afternoon and Troy took me out on the jet ski to check Phantoms.
Bombs hitting Phantoms… North and West Peaks….

“Troys mate on a Phantoms bomb…. Blurry photo from ski.”

Troy is a hell man on the Jet Ski and was riding huge waves, 15 – 20 foot faces… Freaky… He said the only thing I had to do was… Don’t let go…

I was stoked to make it back to sand… and earth…. I was rattled…

I had the best experience riding and seeing such huge waves from the Jet Ski… Troy is a freak…

Got back home and we got ready for Halloween.
Halloween is huge on the North Shore… I had a bucket full of lollies and only did two streets…
The whole neighbourhood had turned their houses into the scariest places, everyone was dressed up… It was freaky.

Me and Ras ate untill we were on sugar overload..
Best Halloween ever!

Ras was losing it…..

Off to bed… Nightmares for all for sure…

– By Kyuss King (with a little help from dad).

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