Get Some

Well its the end of Tuesday and so far it has been an amazing trip. Sorry I have not been posting photos the internet here really sucks. The last photos took 40 mins to upload. But once I get back I will post like crazy. Today was a great day surfed and helped with a photo shot for Transworld. Yep working on my vacation but it wasn't really work it was more fun to just be a part of it. I got lucky and get to stay with the pros and the photographers. It fun to sit up at night looking at the photos from the day talking shop. Hilton has invited me to go on this trip with him. Where they kayak down the coast with whales that are migrating and surf, camp and just raise awareness. It sounds amazing and I hope I can find time to take advantage of it. Well tomorrow I am going to take a day off from surfing and going to go for a swim with Brian Bielman and Hilton and try my hand at surf photography, wish me luck.

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4 BOBS

Just surfed out front with Donny and the photo boys. Let me tell you a little about four bobs. It is considered the easy wave here. Yeah it is if you are use to it. It is shallow, sharp and uneven. But after about 3 waves I got the feel of it and started to do some turn and not just fly to the shoulder. Brain Bielman a photographer for Transworld Surf got a great under water shot of one of my turns. It is crazy looking with the water trail and all the swirling water (will post later once I get it from him). Later today I am heading over to 3 palm island to do a little photo shot with Donny for transworld. Looking at maybe surfing A frames this afternoon.

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Went for a Surf Today

Today I surf a place called Burgerworld. It was about 7ft punchy and fun. No barrels today but the swell is building so its going to get bigger and with that we should see some more tube sections. Tomorrow I think we are going to surf Being Being or eBays. I cant describe how amazing it is here. My hut smells like coconut and its nature doing it not a glade plug in. I am sleeping so go with the sound of waves and lighting storms every night. It is truly amazing here.

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Day One Update From under the Mosquitoes Net

Hello from Kandui,

Day one on the island is amazing. But first let me tell you about the trip from Singapore. Getting to Jakarta to Padang to the island was a trip in its own. The flight from Singapore to Jakarta was cool way more packed then the other flights, but to say the least it was amazing. This was the first flight where we went over the equator (photo of clouds is the equator). Flying in over the rice patties and not a concrete jungle is just amazing. After landing we had to find our way to the the other side of the airport with over 60 surfboards to find our connecting flight to Padang.

The flight to Padang was fast and fun. From here we we had a bus ride through the city to a little hotel where we had to wait for our speed boat to be ready to take us out to the island. Well you know me I couldnt just sit in a hotel for an hour so I went for a walk and out on the beach I found a group of people pulling in a giant fishing net. I have seen this before in endless sumer. But to see it first hand is crazy.

Back at the hotel we got back on the bus and head to the docks where we got on the speed boats and headed down river to the ocean. Only to find that a storm was coming and we had two choices brave it and most likely get our asses kicked or head for this other island for the night. We opted for the island and it turned out to just be another great part in the trip.

The next morning we woke to beautiful skies and headed off to Kandui. The boat ride took 3 hours and 10 mins. After all this we made it to KANDUI. The place is like a screen saver. It is beautiful and HOT. I went for a swim in the Indian ocean to wash off all the travel. The water is so blue and clear. Tomorrow I head out for my first surf over live reef. Its going to be crazy. The surf is about one foot over head and perfect. Well until tomorrow.

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17 Hours Done

Hello from Singapore. Well I have made it this far. Had a hour and half lay over in Tokyo it was cool to walk around the airport and see some cool stuff. Right now I am standing at a free Internet cafe in the Changi Airport waiting to head off to Jakarta the third and second to last stop before I reach the island. Flight was not that bad after all. Didn't even need any sleep aids. Watch a few movies walked around the cabin a few time and took a few naps. They feed you like Kings on the flight. Three full meals so far and two things of ice cream and a few bananas. Next flight is only and hour and half then one more hour and forty min flight then a 3 hour boat ride. After all that I will be over 7000 miles away from home. Well more updates to come later along with photos.
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Black Star Canyon Waterfall

So last weekend me and some friends from work went on a hike. Now this was not your normal hike. It was to a hidden waterfall. To get to this waterfall takes some work. Lets start at the trail head of the hike. It's nice, you start out with a nice walk down a paved fire road. Soon the road turns to dirt, but is still easy. Along this road you will come across old tractors, wild peacocks, a school bus that went over a cliff, some crazy people who will tell you to get off their land. Thats the first two miles. Now here is where it gets fun. If you dont know where you are going you will walk right past the real trail. It looks more like a run off then a trail. So down you drop down into the riverbed. From here you will be lucky to stay dry and not get poison oak. The trail goes back and forth across the river about a 100 times and some times just disappears in the poison oak. And you have to turn around and find another way until you find the trail again. Sometime you have to climb up these 15 foot tall boulders that have waterfalls also. So after about an hour or so of this and after about a mile that feels like 3 you come to the waterfall and this about waist deep pool. Now this is not your normal waterfall its a double fall and a third fall that comes out of a cave. That is said to be an old mine. Did I mention that this canyon is haunted. Well all in all this canyon and waterfall is beautiful. I would love to tell you all how to get there but I cant you will just have to find it on your own like I did. Its all about the adventure.

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The Family

A short little story about my 6 favorite boards that I call family.

Enjoy and lets go SURF!!!