from Namibia to Rio

well, 2 days of travel later i've made it to Rio - frankly, after 12 flights and about 20,000 miles of traveling this last six weeks, i went to bed feeling a bit ready to get home... but alas, i woke up to a warm, hawaii-like off-shore breeze, and fun looking shore-pound at copacabana and ipenema - so i went for a jog to loosen the joints and body-wamped for 2 hours into some views to shake the south african jet-lag. feelin' much better. amazing what a little ocean time will do for ya.

high a-top the namibian dunes

the trek continues... special thanks to dan moder for snapping some shots of me working in between his set-ups. it's been an amazing journey through Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. We even got to surf an epic 200 yd. left hand, hollow, sand point !

now i'm off to Rio to shoot a sequence for my environmental docu. more to come.

Trekking through S. Africa - camera in hand

I've been lucky enough to jump on a commercial shoot traveling through 3 countries in S. Africa. This is my first trip to SA and I've been blown away by the kind spirit of the local people and the amazing power this land posses. The hawaiians speak of "mana" and the energy a land exudes, Africa definitely embodies the spirit of it's long breathe of cultural history.

We spent our first days traveling up a long windy road called the "Sani Pass" into a region known as Lesotho - i've never really seen anything like it. We are now by a stretch of beach that feels like it hasn't changed in 100 yrs. I'm looking forward to the adventures to come.

manly good fun

after making singlefin: yellow, i thought australia was my favorite trip and i thought i'd go back to visit every year after. well, cut-to four years making one cal day, four more years trying to put some money in the bank and yowzers, an every year visit became ten years before i could get back. but now i mean it, i'm going back every year! anywhere that takes it's surfing, beer drinking and espresso as seriously as i do, is high on my list and australia did not let me down.

i also feel so blessed to be introduced to the guys at the sugarmill surf shop. it's been a long time since i've hit the road with no plan and no agenda- these guys adopted my scally-wag vagabond-traveling arse in like i was their own. it was a full adoption and i can't thank them enough. if you are ever in the Sydney area and need to bone up on your surf style, stop by the sugarmill. they'll even fire up the espresso maker for ya. who knows, you might even see them paddling around in their new row boat... or maybe row-boat tow whipping joel fitz into some slabs. boo-ya.

but seriously, check out this surf zone if ya can. great people, fun waves and a really beautiful area. further props out to my buddy shanon and the heritage surf shop for all their support. everyone made me feel so at home.

i leave you with the danny-boy-chonger-fitzy-baff list of surf titles turned porn film mash-ups: top 5

5. chrystal vee

4. inner most limits of carnal fun

3. pelvic momentum

2. endless hummer

1. thicker than walter

happy international surf day - i'm off to Oz!

our awesome documentary team is headin' on the road again to shoot the 4th episode of an upcoming documentary film i'm directing about people making a positive effort to keep the beaches of the world clean. i can't wait to fill you in more, it's been inspiring, enlightening and most of all, really fun to shoot. this film is made possible by the generous support of surfrider.org and barefoot wine. today is international surf day - go grab a wave & grab a few pieces of trash on your way back. we can all make a difference !

railroad recovery

wow. what an amazing experience shooting the docu. film for the railroad revival tour. i can't thank everyone on our team and the the extended teams for ea. band enough. it was the trip of a lifetime and although we were all beat up from 20 hour days and the rock-star lifestyle, it was truly epic. a highlight was when the Mumford and Sons roadies stepped onto the train- all wearing One California Day trucker Hats. They spotted them after the S.B. bowl show and thought they were "cool." it was surreal watching 3 English roadies building a stage in New Orleans wearing OCD hats, classic.

these photos don't even begin to tell the whole story. look for emmett malloy's film later this year to get the full story.

a railroad revival rockin' good time

i am so stoked to be jumping on the railroad revival train with team woodshed and emmett malloy to document the journey of mumford and sons, edward shapre & old crowe medicine show for an upcoming film. good music, seeing the good ole usa from a steam engine and great people - i can't think of a better way to spend the next ten days. i pretty much suck on twitter but i'll try to update any fun. we'll see ya all on the other side. cheers - baff.