Enter the Boland: 10 Days

Summary of our short holiday:

I can't even begin to explain how good the waves have been these past few days. The Boland has been going absolutely bananas, dishing up some of the best waves we have seen all summer.

I got home from a road trip up to Noup with Marthinus on Tuesday. Noup is a amazing place. We went diving for crayfish everyday and did a bit of exploring around the coast. The braai's and beers were much needed after a tough first term.

On Wednesday, Andrew Smith, Peder Christensen and I surfed some flawless barreling waves at a secret spot. Within the first five minutes of our session all three of us had made it out of multiple barrels. The waves just kept coming. They were quite heavy though. Andrew snapped his board and I messed up my shoulder after being smashed into the sand on a closeout.

Thursday and Friday were spent at Caves. The banks were amazing and we got some of the best waves of the year (so far...), with only a hand full of guys out on both days. There were way too many barrels. Davey Gouws got too many barrels. I got too many barrels. Kyle Cabano got spat out of one of the craziest, wedgiest, thickest pits ever. Mathew Lombard was also going crazy, flipping out all over the place. We spent way too many hours in the sun surviving on only a bit of water and a pack of cookies.

On Saterday I surfed da Pipe. The Strand ballies were hassling, the longboarders were snaking. Andrew was busting out, Mikhail was throwing buckets. I was stealing all the set waves. It was a really fun session.

Today I went back to the little slab I came across last time. It was grinding. See the pics below.

Here are some photos of the last 10 days: