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Study Abroad
Not many of these study abroad programs give credit for surfing, but you could learn a language, new skills, another culture, meet foreign babes and possibly score some waves between semesters, which is a lot better than majoring in Kegology … Continue reading
FBI warns of kidnappings in Tijuana
I was talking with a surfer who had been living in SoCal recently. He told me that the Marines at Camp Pendelton has made northern Baja off limits to recruits on leave. You have to wonder about traveling to an … 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
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
A Week in Maui
I got worked pretty hard. My body was being
violently shaken in all directions. I had no idea of where the surface was
anymore, when luckily (!!!) my back hit a rock on the bottom quite hard. At
least I knew where to swim after that. Continue reading
East of Bali: Surfing Indonesia
May 5: The reef is more than a kilometer from shore. At low tide you can wade out through cultivated plots of agar seaweed, over steps of nubby coral and basins of sand. Big red starfish dot the aquascape like … Continue reading