tahiti is nice.1
So lets see here. been a while since we’ve been on the blog train. Tanner, Dane and Myself made the venture over to the azores. Possibly one of the most beautiful islands in the atlantic, yet in the middle of summer she was victim to no waves. and i mean NO waves. We wrestled two days of wiggles and the rest were chalked to bronzing, hiking, swimming in natural springs, and utilizing the hotel sauna, steam room, and yoga room. Needless to say, a great week off.
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From there tanner and I made the trip home and jumped straight into a flight to Tahiti, for Teahopu pro. Dane made a secret stealth somewhere down south with Dylan Graves, and the stage was set for pits and good times. Since we’ve arrived here in tahiti it’s been nothing but good vibes. We flew in with the barrel wizard Damien Hobgood, Photog and small watercraft master- Jeff Flindt, nasty nate, tanner and myself. The troops were assembled for vision. Steep, deep, and complete! BOOM!
The first day we had some fun little surf, nothing too crazy just 3 to 4 foot nug fest all day. A few of the trialist remained around the island, but most had fled the scene after getting drain piped. Alejandro moreda was here at the house, so it was good to catch up with him on the stories of the boys charging, flairing, and sharing.
Since then we’ve been scoring little mysto pits in between tons of diving, scrabbling, fishing, and cave diving. The crew here at the house is a big one, but filled with all sorts of good times. We’ve got last years champion Bobby Martinez with his friend from home Manny Ramirez. These two are legendary, they froth super hard on boxing and have inspired the boys with their passion for it (I watched my first complete boxing match- Castello vs Diego something.. supposedly one of the best fights of the century).. Boys were stoked! Then we have CJ and Damo, both champs, both legends, and basically the camp councilor and leaders of the tribe. All three of these goofy footers have been showing the rookies how steep and deep one can get without getting pitched, boooooya!
On the rookie train we have Myself, Simpo, Tanner, Nate, Dunny, Blake THornton. The boys are stoked. There’s also a crew of photogs including jeff flindt, tim jones, and peter Joli. There’s always something going on around the place, rarely a dull moment, and always laughter erupting from one corner or another of the palace on the water. For now, i’m leaving you with a few images from Jeff Flindt and Tim jones, but forecast looks like there’s some activity… let’s hope for steep, deep, and complete!!! Check back for some water footage of our cave dives and waterfall experiences from this slice of paradise. Yehaw!
