SiStErS sUrFiNg SaMoA!

Prue Jeffries 27, Australia. Megan Abubo, 20, Hawai'i. Rochelle Ballard 27, Hawai'i. Serena Brooke 22, Australia. Ke'ala Kennedy 20, Hawai'i. Layne Beachley (current world champ) 26, Australia.

Six of the world's best surfers traded their contest singlets for journals and came up with this awesome display of surfing and sisterhood in Samoa…..

Layne Beachley

"Arrived into Savaii early morning, bright blue skies to the horizon and absolutely beautiful. Ending the Japan leg of the WCT event - going from complete concentration and focus to thinking about nothing but suntans, barrels and the call of the tropics. Hanging out with my best mates, talking chicktalk and surftalk. Aahh…the life of a female pro surfer." ROCHELLE

"Layne got the one in a million wave that was the thickest, roundest, most perfect barrel. I had just gotten off the boat and was screaming my lungs off." ROCHELLE

"I can feel the tour colors and wave scores drop off my shoulders as I sit and take in our place." PRUE

Ke'ala Kennedy

"We got to experience something really special on this trip - never before had six girls from the top 20 ranked surfers in the world travelled together on a surf trip. Everywhere we surfed there was only six girls in the water. No local surfers, no transient surfers who came with little talent, no respect and a lot of attitude. I don't think surfing the waves can do the damage, it's just how you behave when you're out of the water." PRUE

Prue Jeffries, inset: Serena Brooke

"The tide was too low to surf so we decided to go look at the blowholes. They were the most powerful and loud blowholes I've seen. We could throw coconuts into them and see them blast 60 feet into the air. It was pretty wild. I got worried when I looked and saw Ke'ala walking towards a blowhole with a big log. Well she dropped it in the blowhole and for three blasts the blowhole was spitting chips." PRUE

"We decided to use some body paints we bought in Tokyo. Then with some colored paint pens we drew all over each other." SERENA

"Everyone decided to get plastered tonight in order to sacrifice themselves for swell. I hope it works. Ke'ala is going off!" LAYNE

"Ok, so I'm drunk once again. We've decided we have to get shitfaced in order to get waves on this stupid island, so I had, I don't know…8, 9, 10 shots of tequila. I lost count." KE'ALA

"Everyone at Salani's was bombarded by a group of drunk surfer girls determined to dance on the tables - and dance everyone did for at least a couple of hours." PRUE

"Took a journey to a beautiful coral sand beach and watched the sunset, cocktails and dreams. We sat and had a few laughs, enjoyed the scenery and the fact that none of us had to surf a heat the next day. Surf trips are beautiful. You get to enjoy the relaxation, sightseeing, a little adventure, lots of laughs, a wave that you've never surfed before, rushing to be the first one out and being only with friends. And all girls, that rarely happens at home." ROCHELLE

Ke'ala Kennedy

"It was around 4-8 feet with barrels you could drive a bus through and Ke'ala was definitely the bus driver." PRUE

"Samoa is so different, it's pretty cool - the children are part of everything, especially the work, and it probably instils in them a strong shot of self esteem because they are contributing to the prosperity of their family and village. All the children are off school for three weeks for Independence day celebrations. At home, all the kids would normally go their separate ways, but in Samoa all the children were in the village's equivalent to a town hall and were practising their singing - it was beautiful to hear their little voices. Samoan children work hard, play a lot and smile even more." PRUE

"Samoa was a very special place to me because we got to experience a part of pro surfing that women are just beginning to be part of. I feel that we excelled to the next level together. It was a pleasure to go somewhere the people were hospitable and respectful of female surfers. I couldn't have picked a better place to surf and learn about a great culture at the same time." MEGAN

"The most satisfying thing about surfing is that once you leave the water you leave no impact on the environment, even your footprints in the sand wash away. So I hope the Samoan people are lucky enough to keep living their life and that their oceans stay uncrowded, happy and beautiful. Fafatai Lafa." PRUE

Taken from "Surf Chick"

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