Looking and Finding

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard.

After a small arguement with my wife I won the right to take my surf board down to Cronulla Sydney for my sisters wedding. The plan was whilst all hell breaks loose, as is usual pre wedding, I could escape for a quick surf.

The crowd factor down there left me flabbergasted, if you’re from down that way and reading this I doff my cap to you- Well done for staying true to your chosen sport admist the face of what seems like millions! Staring at the black dots crowded around breaks I wondered if perhaps staying back at the apartment, listening to pre wedding jitters and waiting for the inevitable emergence of the legendary bridezilla,  may have been more relaxing ? I wasn’t far wrong .

Wosre yet, no matter where you are reading this, you can probably relate. The crowd sucks, the tension pinballing from person to person, hateful stares, drop ins, snaking, your mates reminiscing about that one time you scored this spot big without the crowd leading to the eventual defeat causing you to paddle in.  

So the mind wonders…… Adventures, glassy waves, the type you see on the front cover of magazines, reef perfection, strange sunsets over distant lands, smiling locals sporting otherworldly clothes, the sense and thrill of the unknown and the time to enjoy it. I can’t imagine what you’re searching for but if any of the below photos inspire you then here might be a good place to start looking.

All photos are taken from somewhere we can put you; the South Pacific, the Maldives, the Mentawais, Caroline Islands, East Indo, G-Land, and Papua New Guinea

Good luck with your journey!