The story of how GoPro lost a valued customer

**BEWARE THIS IS A PUBLIC RANT

As you are all aware I have been an avid GoPro user for the past 4 years or so starting with the HD1. Three cameras later I am now using the GoPro Hero 3 silver edition which was bought on Gumtree just after the camera was released in South Africa. I should probably add that this camera was sealed in the box and therefore completely unused.

14 months into the future I am faced with the problem of the camera's wifi button breaking off into the camera for fuck knows what reason. To be honest this button has been nothing but an unnecessary extra added to make the camera more techno-spiffy. 

The camera was sent in to the head offices of GoPro South Africa who have been able to offer me excellent service up until this date. Long story short they refused to repair the camera even though it broke due to there rather poor design and even after plenty of begging from my side the best they could offer me was some discount on another GoPro camera which would inevitably break after 14 months again.

Fortunately a friend of mine that is alot more optimistic than myself found an online DIY repair job that involves removing the wifi button from the camera itself and as a result the camera looks like this.

And hey, I am not complaining because that minora and screw driver combo seemed to be more effective than the service at the GoPro head offices. And ofcourse I may now get back to filming random activities with my spy cam.

Below are some more sweet photos that I have taken with the spy cam.

A shot that was run in the zigzag surf magazine

Ozzie stretching one out today

Just a photo I like alot

My new friend

I have been studying lately for my exams that are coming up and in my off time I have been cycling, swimming and longboarding. And I walk the dog! 

This is my family dog Lexi and I like her alot. She also enjoys long walks on the beach, has more energy than the duracell bunny, and she as worth morning breath than anyone that ever sleeps next to you. We get along well!

These photos were taken this evening after the sun had set behind the mountains of Cape Town at like 5:50. WHAT THE SHIT WINTER.

cheeers buggaz

Inspiration recently sparked after reading a friends blog. I need to type something.

It has been months since I last had something decent to blog about. And even know I am just going to give you a sweet wisdom sweep. 

A lot has happened recently. I started a new sport that has swallowed me hard. I have been studying hard also which sucks. But ultimately I have been doing what I enjoy. And I guess that is what it is all about. I enjoy what I do and that is why I do it. When I stop enjoying it I simply stop doing it. This doesn't mean I will never return to it. But in the mean time I am going to do what I preffer most.

I got terribly drunk at my good friends 21st recently that has left me without a phone but sometimes you just need to get humdingaaaa'd. I don't regret it because I felt like doing it. 

 The thought of the oncoming holiday that will range between 3 and 6 weeks depending of the success of my 1st opportunity exams excites me. I hope I am able to do something crazy!