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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. The Skeleton Coast. Famous for being mostly a big fuck-off desert, with diamonds, shipwrecks, icy [...]

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, by crossing a corner of the Empty Quarter. Two jeeps, driving across the endless burning [...]

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