Dear SpaceBoot and Crutchys

Thank you for the last 6 weeks. Awesome times and special memories.  Its been great knowing you but its time for you to move on.  I sincerely hope that we do not meet again.

Yours,

Stacey

goodbye

Something weird happened to my site.  I’m not sure what.  But Cindy has fixed it and we are baaaack in the game. Except that my last couple of posts have disappeared. I’m not going to redo them. I’m going to post new things.

The Quik Pro Aus  started a few days ago and my Fantasy Surfer team is doing shit. NOT because I picked a crap team (my team is awesome) BUT because I didn’t check the heat draw and they all ended up surfing against each other in round 3.  So half are still in the event and the other half have ALREADY been sent packing. Whatevs – Mick, Dane and Jordy are going to represent. I hope.  I need to beat Tammy’s team.

Moving on.

Went for a kankle check up yesterday and it looks like 3 MORE weeks in the Spaceboot and about 3 weeks of rehab after that ! So it’s still going to be a while before I’m 100% fit and back in the water.  I’m dying to get into the ocean.  But I will survive.

Dominating on my crutches

Can you see the crack ?? It took me a while. Have a look.

Snap. Snap.

For some reason there is a press release about my Kankle on TheBOMBsurf.com - CLICKHERETOREADIT.

Apparently broken ankles are newsworthy. oh.

Hospital pics (C) Pierre Tostee.

Hospital is no fun.

I’ve fractured my ankle/kankle and looks like I’m out of the water for 6-8 weeks ! Was admitted for surgery at Alberlito Hospital this morning, then ended up not having the operation done. Thank goodnessssss. I have a rad spaceboot that I have to wear ’till it heals. Not toooo sure what I’m going to do with myself for the next few weeks. Damn.

Tammy-Lee Smith has this to say about today :

“My friend Stacey goes hard when she surfs!  She likes to get high… in the air… on her surfboard.  Today proved this when she tried her trade mark frontside punt but Salmon Bay backwash was cruel.  She came off second best to the shallow bumpy sand bank waves and tweaked her ankle.  I personally thought it was broken so I bought her NikNaks to make her feel better. It still might be broken, she’s gotta get x-rays  She was brave. “

Tammy called me brave ! First time ever. Ya. So. I messed up my ankle. it hurts. It’s a now a Kankle. I went for a frontside air on a tiny wave and landed SO wrong on my back foot – its beyond swollen and I have been taking painkillers ALL day. yoh.

I have to have X-rays tomorrow morning at Alberlito Hospital to check out what the vibe is.

I have pics. Cos yup, we are on a photo shoot and Pierre is always pointing his LARGE lens at us.

BELOW IS A SEQUENCE OF THE WAVE I BROKE MY ANKLE ON :

1st frame….2nd frame…..and 3rd frame is split seconds before I landed so very wrong.  I’m about to cry when Tanah and Mich are helping me up the beach. Shot guys.