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TRAVEL: THE MALDIVES<br />
ABOVE: The stoke<br />
behind the smile is as<br />
crystal clear as the<br />
water itself.<br />
FAR LEFT: War<br />
wounds... A brush with<br />
the reef, neatly stitched<br />
up by friendly resort<br />
staff and tough-girl<br />
duct-taped-up to go<br />
surfing again<br />
LEFT: Lean back, relax.<br />
There’s not too much to<br />
stress about here.<br />
When not surfing, Alyson is the chef at Bulli Café in<br />
Marcoola – a great coffee shop right across from the<br />
beach, only a few steps to the sand.<br />
“It’s my partner, Andoni’s business. He started it and I<br />
came on board about three months into it… He calls<br />
me “the polish,” so I guess I bring the polish (laughs).<br />
We’re just a little coffee shop and we try and keep it<br />
really simple, fresh. We do pizzas of an evening, again<br />
just simple and fresh.<br />
“I enjoy the social aspect of it, meeting new people,<br />
great people. It’s all good, and we’ve got great staff<br />
too... It’s like a little family.<br />
“I try and surf in between, whenever I can. Wally (of<br />
Wally’s Water Gallery just across the road) has put<br />
some flags out just for me, so all I have to do is look<br />
out the window. If they’re offshore, I’m very happy.”<br />
jul/aug 20<strong>12</strong><br />
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