rippers

Today was spent at koeel bay again. Had a nice surf and took some nice photos. My eyes are fucked to says the least at the moment. The sun is really getting a bit much now. I managed to get some good photos even though the lighting was pretty bad. Tristan Roberts was absolutely ripping today once again and made for some good photos.

Here the are:



Tristan watches as an empty rolls through



Tristan with a good clean ARS



Tristan with a very sick invert



The possibilities are endless



Ricus taking off under the lip



Dragon doing a nice reverse



Tristan doing the biggest backflip I have seen him do and also one of the biggest I have ever seen at koeel bay. Watch this kid!

offshore

And on the fourth day of the same routine of meeting up at koeel bay at the early hours of the morning we were greeted with sizable offshore conditions.

We planned on all taking photos but some of the grommies who were out of the water were willing to and afterwards Chandre Bodenstein and Tiaan Hoeben took over on the lens and got some sick photos.

I think it is official to say that I am drained, alot of surfing, alot of skating and many late nights have left me pretty defenseless I am feeling kind of like a sloth. Sleep is needed.

Here are todays photos:



Mafoos was getting good waves right from the start



Mafoos of a charmer



Welcome back young jock



A wave of mine that is larger than I remembered



Tiaan with another big backflip



Tristan flying again



Andro Kohn reverse master



Dougy and myself bonding



Andro on a fruity bowl



Allan Horton rolling

sandy

Today for the 3rd day straight we surfed caves and once again it provided. Managed to get in the water before the crowd again and surfed a solid 3 hours before getting out to take photos. By the time I got out to take photos the waves weren't nearly as good but still some sick ones.

Here they are:



Surfer slashing



Jp floating



Tomas flipping



Brandon Keays on his way out a sick barrel



Jean Bester inverted

photovisual evidence

This blogpost is just to remind you that vivalaboogie is continously on the boogie even though there has not been much photovisual evidence. These photos were taken on 2 seperate days both this years at spots in the boland.



Tiaan in a betties bay barrel



Fun lefts all round



Betties bay bowl



Jandre Coetzee on a straight hander



Allan Horton on a well shaped one



Koeel bays way of saying "go surf somewhere else"



Mafoos on a wave that offered a wonderous end bowl



Jandre slashing away



W.l doing a fliparoo



Myself after exiting the barrel. Joy on my face. Malcolm took this photo

orange river.

The past week I spent on the orange river working as a guide and having the time of my life with good friends. As hot as it is there it is such a beautiful place and I would love to return soon. I took 2 rolls of film up to use and also my digital camera. I got some nice photos and brought back some good memories.

Here are a few film photo's