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Sunday, 7 February 2010

south coast sun





When the swell turns big and the wind is from the north I always ask myself if it is going to be another one of those endless drives round and round the south coast getting really frustrated ending up back at the overcrowded and average beach you started at - this weekend turned out different.

After a nice Saturday lie in and relaxed breakfast, I was on the way for another search down south. After meeting some friends, we arrived at a spot I had wanted to surf for a while but never caught right. To my surprise, it was quietly peeling along with just two guys out. I plunged myself into the sea and surfed this nice little reef in a beautiful setting scoring some long rides. Unfortunately, it got a bit crowded later on, but who cares the sun was out.

We spent the whole day at the beach and when I drove home, I felt content after an amazing day.


Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Baler 2






walking the streets of Baler town...

Friday, 1 January 2010

Baler 1





Baler, home of the making of Apocalypse Now and remote Philippine surfing outpost.
Only accessible by a slow bus journey through the dramatic Sierra Madre Mountains
and located on the Pacific ocean which stretches endlessly towards Mexico.
It is the capital of the region but still only a small town surrounded by lush jungle,
coconut groves, mangroves and series of serpentine waterways. For a longtime access was difficult
due to high activity of the communist New Peoples Army rebel group.
Today there is a thriving surf community and many undiscovered waves in a remote paradise.