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Up The Skeleton Coast: Surfing in Namibia, Part Three
We took a couple of diversions where we could find them to the beach, looking for a point as good as Cape Cross, but we found nothing but wind-rattled waves. A few places showed potential, but not that day. We … Continue reading
Up the Skeleton Coast: Surfing in Namibia, Part Two
Back in the car and northward ever onwards, looking for the perfect combination of good waves and no one fishing. It seems weird to be somewhere where there is absolutely no chance of running across crowded surf, but still having … Continue reading
Up the Skeleton Coast, Surfing in Namibia, Part One
“Namibia? Yeah, I’m up for that.” Having agreed to Stuart’s email that I’m in for a trip, and persuading my boss to let me have three weeks off, I figured I’d better find out where Namibia actually is. Ah Namibia. … Continue reading
Surfing in Yemen
Yemen – the empty quarter. We were nearing the end of a two week exploration of the coast, looking for (and finding) epic waves in warm water. Now we were heading home. We went the long way, the interesting way, … Continue reading
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Surfing in India, Part 2: Kerala
Day 9 The sleeper train to Madurai was interesting. You get a berth consisting of a lightly padded bunk, and that’s it. Three huge fans mounted on the ceiling are the air conditioning, and the windows are just cutouts in … Continue reading
Surfing in India, Part 1: Tamil Nadu
Day 1 Got into Madras, or Chennai as it’s called now, at about 5.30am. We had a slight hitch getting through immigration, as they insisted on knowing where we were going to stay. We had no idea where we going … Continue reading