5th Jan 09 Happy New Year!
It has been a few days since i have been near my laptop, I am having troubles finding an internet cafe with a connection faster than 56kbps super slow and frustrating when the sun is shining,..
New Friends! Tiva, Doughy, Toby and Dan…
for the last three weeks I have politely crossing paths where I am staying with 4 surfers from Cornwall England, great guys really friendly and dedicated to the art of surfing. Every breakfast when I meet them in the dining area I discover they have been up at 5am already and have returned from their morning surf to avoid the crowds. Their routine is pretty structured up at 5am to go surfing, return back to the hotel, they eat, check the swell on the internet sleep than go surf again in the afternoon.
So recently they have invited me along for a few early morning expeditions, damn this is sooo early for me and my coordination at 5am is not at its best so the first few time i went and took photos instead… however the light is not so great that early in the morning..
Tiva Daka, Toby Millwood, Doug Mckinney, Dan Johnson.
Dougy "its all about the Barrell" McKinney Sri Lanka right Nusa Dua Bali
Toby Millwood Barrel Sri Lanka right Nusa Dua BaliTiva Daka Frontside off the lip, Sri Lanka right Nusa Dua Bali
Dan Johnson cutback, Sri Lanka right Nusa Dua Bali
As you can see they are all pretty good at their craft, so its been a bit of an inspiration surfing and hanging out with them all, each one is very different in character and personality and I have been having a good time getting to know each of them,..
Now we are going to be working on getting a blue sky, palm trees in the background, golden sand and facial expression coming out of the barrel set of photos!