Archive for November, 2008

back from the dead

November 17th, 2008

I still have this nasty hacking cough that I’ve had for two weeks now. It got worse when we went to Peru. The cold water, the intense paddling, the abundance of waves. The fact that the coastal zone of Peru is a giant desert and it gets really windy and cold didn’t help. The biggest reason why I (and a few others of us) got sick was because when we were trying to leave Lima …

Chicama – Peru

November 13th, 2008

OK…. I haven’t been on the computer barely at all this week, not much internet here in the middle of nowhere. Here are some early pics of some of the waves we got on this tour to Peru. We’ve been in Chicama for three days surfing a pretty fun swell. It hasn’t been huge but definitely fun, and EMPTY. This south swell was really late, normally there aren’t any souths in November. We got really …

Peru update

November 10th, 2008

Peru Surf Tour Day #3 Kent, to answer your question, I'll have pics up as soon as I find Internet that lasts more than 5 minutes. Maybe tomorrow? We are traveling through the middle of nowhere (no wifi hotspots like WRSC) I love Peru because when you surf here, instead of hoping for big waves, you hope it isn't too big to surf. We timed this trip perfectly. The swell hit this morning, waves are …

I think I could have the best job in the world

November 7th, 2008

I’m getting ready for Peru right now, packing my things. A late season southwest swell has formed and we’re expecting to surf Chicama, the LONGEST wave in the world. What does Chicama look like? I’ve surfed it once before, it looks like this:The boards are all packed, there are 11 of us on this tour, 7 of us leaving from Costa Rica. Tomorrow we wake up at 330am, have a coffee, pack the boards on …

OBAMA

November 4th, 2008

Its funny, watching CNN, then comparing their notes to FOX. CBS and NBC have their own info, also different. I guess this means I’m an adult, as Holly and I are drinking beer and watching the elections. This Presidential race will be over after today and the world can move on.

update

November 2nd, 2008

Thank you to everyone who applied for the WRSC Sales Manager position, and congratulations to Larry McKinney. Larry will be at WRSC in a few days and will officially start work on Monday November 10th. Please feel free to crank call him by calling the WRSC Hotline: 1-888-318-SURFWelcome to your new job Larry! The dude gets 2 hour surf breaks for lunch, not bad! Hey Chris Brown, this is the most epic photo I’ve seen …