After finishing 2nd in Tahiti to Damian Hobgood, Mick took some time out with two of his best mates Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison on a well deserved freesurfing trip to Indonesia.<br /><br />Keen to capitalise on his win earlier in the season at Snapper Rocks, Mick headed to Chile with high hopes but came unstuck against Andy Irons in the semi-finals.<br /><br />Mick then travelled to J-Bay as the defending event champion confident of another strong result.<br /><br /><br />Check out Mick Fanning's profile on www.ripcurl.com<br /><br /><br /><img src=http://ll.broadbandsports.com/png/17678_thumb_0000.png border=0 width=150 height=90 alt="Lightning Strikes Collection 4 of 6: Indo Holiday, Chile & J-Bay" />
