On To Peru

Looking out the window on my way to Peru in anticipation of the adventures ahead of me :)

Apologies

I apologize, for I have not been keeping up on my blog, and the whole point of reading a blog is to have current and consistent information being presented, and I have failed to provide this info.  I took a trip to Peru, where I had an amazing trip on so many different levels, but I unfortunately did not have the internet access I have become accustomed to being available to me, and it prevented me from updating my blog with current adventures, pictures, and stories.  So I apologize.  

I did however record events down in my journal, and emailed a couple of them to my surfboard sponsor Channel Islands to post on their team blog, so I will now present them here to you, even though the date I post them under will be near the date the stories occurred and not the current date after my trip has ended and I am back home.  I hope you can forgive me, and please enjoy the reports from Peru.  Thank you.

Juice :)

I went over to my good friend Brie's house tonight to help her and my bro Cyrus to make some of the best juice in the world.  So thankful to be home and have a network of health conscious friends who enjoy creating the healthiest and most delicious food ever!  Brie has a Norwalk juicer, the best in the world due to the fact that it is not a centrifugal juicer, which will oxidize the juice making it spoil quicker, but instead the Norwalk is a hydraulic press, where the veggies are pushed through a grate and then pressed to remove the juice.  Not only does the juice stay fresh longer, but the taste is phenomenal!  While Cyrus and I worked on the juice, Brie made one of her amazing sprout salads, and we had a hero feast fit for royalty.  Soaking up the nutrients and life force of this incredible elixir is exactly what I needed!  Thank you so much Brie and Cyrus for the awesome night!

Veggies prepped for the juicer

Cyrus at the controls

The Norwalk juicer, with grate on left and hydraulic press on right

Cyrus mixing up a hero medley

Supergreens :)

Liquid Love :)

Roxanne

Went surfing two days ago with a couple friends up here in Santa Cruz, and my bro brought his dog Roxanne with us to the beach.  She is really smart and extremely well behaved, so it was a shocker to all of us that she took off from the beach and was not waiting for us when we came in from our surf.  My friend ran up and down the beach looking for her, but unfortunately she was nowhere to be found.  He went back to check the beach later that day and early the next morning but didn't find her anywhere, everybody was pretty devastated.  Then when he woke up today he said she was waiting by the back door to his house, and other than being a bit muddy and pretty tired, she was happy as ever!  Pretty incredible, whether she chased some cat in the neighborhood or whatever initially got her off the beach, but she made the journey of around 8 miles to find her way back to her house on her own over the course of the last 2 days!  So stoked to see her back home!

Roxanne the super dog

Avocado Bowls

Super stoked to come home from Hawai'i and score one of the last winter swells of the season before the North Pacific goes into hibernation for the summer.  Another amazing reminder from the universe that everything is happening right on schedule in accordance with universal time and that I am in beautiful alignment with these energies and existing in harmonious flow.  So incredibly thankful for the wonderful blessings I receive continuously, and especially stoked that Surfline ran a photo from this magical session to provide me a fresh perspective on this special day, along with a visual reminder of the beauty of nature and the joy of special sessions with good friends.  

Good Times :) 

Photo by Billy Watts

Trip To The Farm

I took a trip to my buddy Barry's Farm to pick up some fresh organic produce, so thankful to have a direct source for the food that I choose to nourish and fuel my body and life with, and a beautiful reminder of the bounty of California welcoming me home.  

The Goods :) 

cherimoya, sapote, avocado, cara cara, passion fruit, macadamias

Cherimoya

One of my favorite foods :)

New Blades at Moonlight

Coming home from 3 months in Hawai'i is a lot easier when you know you are coming back to a brand new quiver of hero blades from Channel Islands.  I have been riding Al Merrick's shapes for well over a decade now, and they are the absolute best surfboards in the world! This batch of boards includes the copies of my magic board that I dropped off at the CI factory before I left for Hawai'i, so I was really excited to see how they came out.  I am so thankful not only to have the opportunity to have the best shapes ever, but also for the fact that my boards have been finished since day one by the best glassing shop in the universe, Moonlight Glassing, which prides itself in the highest quality work and produces the best surfboards ever!  Without the best glass jobs my boards would disintegrate under my feet in a couple of months, but all of the boards I have had finished by Moonlight are still around and solid (some close to 10 years old), a testament to the quality of their work.

 

Moonlight Glassing is a North County San Diego surfing staple, a family operation that was founded in 1979 and still going strong today thanks to the hard work and efforts of the talented team in house.  Peter St. Pierre is the Pinliner extraordinaire, airbrush artist to the stars, while wife Sally handles the books and phones, and son JP is responsible for the finish sanding, putting the quality touch to the finished product.  JP is a busy guy, also responsible for the highly popular Surfy Surfy blog and is opening the new Surfy Surfy Surf Shop in Leucadia in the next couple of months.  And with Moon Kitty keeping an eye on the shop, everything keeps running smoothly around here. Thank you so much for the amazing efforts to everyone at Moonlight Glassing!  

New quiver of blades ready to shred with Bamboo Fins from 101 Fin Co

The Cali Hex board looks like a perfect copy of my magic board

JP with stickers for the new Surfy Surfy Surf Shop opening soon

Moon Kitty guarding the front door (and soaking up a little sunshine)