Californication...

So it's Saturday arvo, I'm here in California now and it's hot. Summer is still in full effect here! Had some really fun waves at Lowers yesterday with my saffa friends, Barry Wolins and Damien 'Dooma' Fahrenfort. I swear that wave is possibly the most rippable wave in the world. It was such a treat to surf good waves on my first day in Cali, just fun 3 - 4 ft smackable lips, water was really warm, crowd was fairly thin and the sun was out. All in all, a good day at the beach....

Spent 3 days before in the state of North Carolina with the Wolins family, they just recently relocated there from South Africa and it was really rad to see them nice and settled into their new home and enviroment. Tell you what, where I went to was a whole lot different to what I expected in a good way. Really beautiful spot, good people and great break from where I usually go to.

So I'm here now in Cali, be here until the 20th Sep. Out for the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles. Have about 2 weeks now until it starts so a good amount of time to try boards out and get used to the waves here. I must admit, I always enjoy coming out to the States, have a bunch of really good friends here, always have a good time and do sometimes get good waves.

If anything interesting happens in the next few days, will post it. Otherwise, all good in the hood here, looking forward to getting a few more lips and ramps out at lowers before most of the crew get here for the event, keep it real....

Davey

French connection

So I've found myself now in the surf town of Lacanau, about an hr from Bourdeaux, France for the 6* QS event. Arrived yesterday, 4 flights later, boards actually made it with me for a change but no bag though. Pretty amazed the boards got here, hopefully the bag shows up soon enough. So my marathon trip has commenced, this being the first of 2 stints to France, just a week here then over the atlantic to a 3 day holiday at my friend's house in North Carolina and then onto California...

The surf here is FLAT! They just put the comp on hold now... welcome to France in summer... hahaha pretty funny actually, it's either 1 ft and flat or 8 ft and closing out here, hardly ever a happy medium. But all's good, they making it happen around the tides here. Staying with Rudy Palmboom Jnr for the week, Royden was supposed to have been with us too but had to pull out the event with a eye injury.

Will post up if anything interesting happens here, should be a fun week, hopefully we get a little bump in swell and things go good. Rock on where ever you are! Boom!

Davey

So I just got back from a super quick stint to the Gold Coast of Oz, couple fun waves but pretty small the whole time I was there. Was there for 5 days, and my boards only showed up on the 4th day. Got to love SAA, done 5 trips this year so far, only 1 of them my boards have actually arrived with me, not sure what the hell is happening but this is pretty pathetic. But enough about that, home now for a week then off to Europe and the States for just under 3 months.

Schedule looks like this, France for a week, States for a month, back to France for 2 weeks, Spain 2 weeks and then Portugal for 2 weeks.

So these next few days at home are going to be golden...

Later

Davey

Latest tat

Just had some more work done on my arm yesterday, finally got myself a full sleeve now. Had Gavin from Electric Eye in Umhlanga carry on from where he left off with my last tattoo. It was a 2 day sitting, 10 hrs later, sleeved up now! 

So I've been home for about a week now, had to mission up to Johannesburg yesterday for the day to get my French (Schengen) visa. It's actually pretty damn crazy how heavy it is getting for South Africans now to travel, we literally need visa's for almost every stop on tour, and the costs involved are pretty high too. Joys of being a Saffa, But the country we live in out ways any visa issues!!!

Going to have a pretty solid schedule over the next few months. Off to Oz the end of next week for about 7 days, going to connect with Gozzy on the Gold Coast, home for about 8 days then a marathon of a trip starts. France for a week, California for a month, back to France for two weeks, Spain for two weeks and then finally Portugal for two weeks. Just short of 3 months, a solid time away but it's a fun itinerary and my family will be joining me in Europe which is great.

Not too much on the cards between now and when I leave for Oz, so peace out for now.

Davey

Added a photo from a signing session we did for Oakley during the Jbay event...

Some JBay Pics...

Just got sent these pics from a US photog, Reg Joiner, doing some charity work in SA and taking some pics in his off time...