August 29, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
An adventure of getting lost We climbed Ella Rock this morning. It was an adventure of getting lost, which we are quite sure is the strategy of the locals, as the moment you appear lost, someone shows up to guide you – for a fee. We do not quibble this, given...
August 27, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
And the adventure continues Today, we leave Aragam Bay, where we have been for the past 15 days, and head into the hills and slightly cooler weather. We are ready for the change. I have loved the healthy routine of pre-dawn surf for two or more hours, coffee,...
August 27, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
Swell is up After a few days of oceanic calm, the swell is up this morning. Great. And. It made it the busiest lineup since we have been here. Crazy. Dangerous. To the point where it was no fun. Too many people who have no idea what they are doing. Too many people...
August 26, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs
I am still reeling from this In a conversation with our neighbour at the place we are staying, our neighbour said that perhaps forty thousand deaths in Palestine aren’t enough deaths. Tony, my partner, wasn’t sure he heard this correctly, as it was a shocking...
August 25, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Non-cooperation of the elements One of the simultaneously beautiful and frustrating aspects of surfing is we are beholden to the elements. When there is no swell, there are no waves. You can’t manufacture waves at will. I love this about Nature. She breaks the fallacy...
August 24, 2024 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
More context We can almost always do with more context. Our perspective is always partial. After my challenging morning in the surf yesterday, I did my usual trick. It was all me and my lack of skill. Yet, as my surf coach Tony pointed out, the waves have changed....
