Moving adventures
WOULD YOU SURF WITH SHARKS? Have you ever been in a situation where you hesitated to jump in the water? Was it because of anxiety? Perhaps it was because of what was living in the water? Have you ever been in a situation where you are being pulled back and forth by the question, “should I …
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GOOD VIBES AVAILABLE HERE: ARUGAM BAY IN SRI LANKA’S EAST HAS IT ALL World-class surf conditions fringe a land of jungle and ancient temples. Elephants peer at you behind flocks of peacocks as you race away in your tuk tuk towards one of the many nearby surf breaks: this is a place where water buffalo …
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A man, his wife, their daughter, and a 400-year old farm house. And all its land. So. Much. Land. All overgrown like sleeping beauty's castle after at least 400 years. The castle - their farm house - has seen better days. The roof will only continue its downward spiral. The rest, well - gut it …
Surfing and healing in Hoode
I made my way from Hampi to Gokarna by the end of November and saw in the month of December back on the waves. Gokarna is another of those places that people will generally tell you to visit, so don't be surprised to find yourself firmly on the tourist trail when you arrive (at the risk of being facetious, a …
It's been almost a week since the Red Bull Ride My Wave surf contest visited Arugam Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka and we're all still trying to reconcile its impact. Many of us are hoping we can turn this experience into something that can in future strengthen the surfing community in Sri Lanka and help …
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ABAY is the new JBAY; a tropical paradise without any watery predators... As we count down to the next annual Red Bull Ride My Wave competition in Arugam Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, the local team have been keeping a close eye on the JBAY Open. As many of you will know by now, the …
I made a few changes last year; besides quitting my job of ten years, selling and giving away most of my worldly belongings, and heading off into the blue with little to no idea about where the road would take me, by far the wildest choice I made was to learn to surf. In July, 2014, …
Hello International Women's Day, 2015! Today I'm thinking of sea sisters across the globe who are making waves promoting gender equality through surfing. Tonight, Dr Easkey Britton*, co-founder of Waves of Freedom is celebrating surfing's International Women's day in partnership with The Inspire Initiative by staging an event in Southern California to promote the work already underway and discuss …
