Category Archives: Africa
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Netflix brought us this moody, mostly black and white meditation on surfing by Patrick Trefz. Thread starts with a collaboration between Joel Tudor and photographer Michael Halsband and then sort of meanders from La Cote Basque to Africa, Hawaii and … Continue reading
Land of 1000 Lefts
In case you missed Brendon Bosworth’s article about a 6,800-mile trek from South Africa to Angola in the February 2010 issue of Surfer, you can get a feel for that epic surf mission from this video, posted on the venerable … Continue reading
Mauritius
It’s smack in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Grand Baie and Tamarin are two budget places to stay and surf on this otherwise pricey isle. The SW quarter of the island has a number of breaks as the barrier … Continue reading
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
In Morocco, Part 3: South
The swell dropped after Christmas, only to be replaced by a new pulse from a system far off in the North Atlantic. We were seated on a rug in front of Simon and Esther’s, passing a fat one around and … Continue reading
In Morocco, Part 2: On the Point
A welter of trails ran through the thorny scrub that covered the dunes. Partway along the path, I found a camel barring my way. The beast was enormous, perhaps two meters high at the shoulder, and it showed no inclination … Continue reading
In Morocco, Part One: The Road to the Coast
It started as a tingling behind the ears and along the forearms. The floor seemed to buckle and drop away beneath my feet. I put my glass of tea down and looked at my host. Ahmed was talking about the … Continue reading
CitySurfer's Journal: 2000
January 2000 Happy New year, Thanks for the note. I’m still in Morocco surfing. Will stay here another two weeks then get out of the country, sell the van and fly to india. Trouble is, it would be easy to … Continue reading