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New Year’s in Newcastle, Australia

Written by

Shannon Larratt

It was so hot up here in the Northern hemisphere on New Year’s that we went to the beach as well… I didn’t even realize when I got these photos they were from Tinaxo down in Australia (from the same event as the entry below) — I thought it was a shot up here! I don’t know if that’s a reflection on the reality of global warming or the reality of me being delusional.

Comments

38 responses to “New Year’s in Newcastle, Australia”

  1. 000 Avatar
    000

    I cant beleive the fucking cicada is getting more comments then this picture! Super cute. And i’m jealous of the sunshine

  2. 000 Avatar
    000

    I cant beleive the fucking cicada is getting more comments then this picture! Super cute. And i’m jealous of the sunshine

  3. ÈMþRꧧ Avatar
    ÈMþRꧧ

    I miss living aussie, barbeque for christmas dinner.

    Very pretty sleeve.

  4. ÈMþRꧧ Avatar
    ÈMþRꧧ

    I miss living aussie, barbeque for christmas dinner.

    Very pretty sleeve.

  5. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    Yeah.. Nudist Beach’s on New Years are the best way to spend them …

    yewwwwwwwww…

    WAY TO WIN AT LIFE ++

  6. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    Yeah.. Nudist Beach’s on New Years are the best way to spend them …

    yewwwwwwwww…

    WAY TO WIN AT LIFE ++

  7. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    woo! high fives! fran & i rule!

  8. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    woo! high fives! fran & i rule!

  9. pox Avatar
    pox

    Gab and Fran 2win++

  10. pox Avatar
    pox

    Gab and Fran 2win++

  11. oreoner Avatar
    oreoner

    pull that navel piercing… c’mon!!! hehe

  12. oreoner Avatar
    oreoner

    pull that navel piercing… c’mon!!! hehe

  13. Max Avatar
    Max

    Australian girls are soooooooo hot!!…..

  14. Max Avatar
    Max

    Australian girls are soooooooo hot!!…..

  15. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    sandy 🙂

  16. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    sandy 🙂

  17. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    finally made it gab…all your wildest dreams have come true.

  18. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    finally made it gab…all your wildest dreams have come true.

  19. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    shuttup jake lol

  20. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    shuttup jake lol

  21. stormy Avatar
    stormy

    Props to the aussie kids..

  22. stormy Avatar
    stormy

    Props to the aussie kids..

  23. muppet Avatar
    muppet

    aww, y thank u (born and raised in Sydney)

  24. muppet Avatar
    muppet

    aww, y thank u (born and raised in Sydney)

  25. Simone Avatar
    Simone

    booooooooooooring!

  26. Simone Avatar
    Simone

    booooooooooooring!

  27. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    hottttttttt!! and these two girls are my housemates… I WIN!!

  28. Panties Avatar
    Panties

    hottttttttt!! and these two girls are my housemates… I WIN!!

  29. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    woops ^^ that was me tina.. danm those girls not loggin out yo!

  30. tinaxo Avatar
    tinaxo

    woops ^^ that was me tina.. danm those girls not loggin out yo!

  31. Marcus Avatar
    Marcus

    Nude Years was sweeeeet!

  32. Marcus Avatar
    Marcus

    Nude Years was sweeeeet!

  33. gappy Avatar
    gappy

    *grumbles about living in canberra*

    but my piercer is from newcastle!

  34. gappy Avatar
    gappy

    *grumbles about living in canberra*

    but my piercer is from newcastle!

  35. Sir Poo Avatar
    Sir Poo

    oh yeah rawkin the “playsuit” hahaha

    best new years ever yo!!!!!

  36. Sir Poo Avatar
    Sir Poo

    oh yeah rawkin the “playsuit” hahaha

    best new years ever yo!!!!!

  37. scissorygirl Avatar
    scissorygirl

    weeeeeeeewooooooooooooooooo.
    oh yeah, go aussieland..
    hmm you think that’s hot?!

    i live in fuckingg darwin!

  38. scissorygirl Avatar
    scissorygirl

    weeeeeeeewooooooooooooooooo.
    oh yeah, go aussieland..
    hmm you think that’s hot?!

    i live in fuckingg darwin!

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