Many Titans of integrity, bravery and honor have held the mantle of “Honored Mate” over the past few years…. Who will the torch pass to in February 2009? Only Sloppy Joe knows….
The Beast Lives and Serves
We asked some of the recipients about what was going on with the donations that we delivered on behalf of the guys and everyone who gave their money, time and gifts. Here is the first update from the field. You may remember FFHM down in Negro Guerrero, where we made about 30% of our donations and left […]
Day Seven
Mexico’s Miracle Mechanics Need a great mechanic? Try Mexico. This morning the 4-Runner won’t start and we can’t figure out the source of the problem. In addition, the mufflers on our two Suburbans both need the attention of a competent welder. Todos Santos is only 6 or 8 blocks long in each direction. There are […]
Day Three
The Beautiful, Seductive Seven Sisters The crew was moving slow this morning after last night’s revelry. Today’s blissfully short drive was all off-road through white dunes and occasional patches of smooth multi-colored pebbles. Our goal is Tres Alejandros, a beautiful right point break guarding the entrance to a wineglass-shaped white sandy bay. There are 5 […]
Day Two
The alarm went off at 4:00 AM. In total darkness, I heard Bob Ellenwood ask me: “should we rally the guys for an early start?” Already imagining perfect wave all to ourselves, I thought about it for a second. But I was still too bone-weary from yesterday’s 650 mile 18-hour driving marathon to stir. “Let’s […]
The Baja 3000
Drive the distance, surf hard, challenge your ingenuity and tenacity in the desert. Then, give everything away…including your car! Baja 3000, as we affectionally call this years trip, will go down in the TGT annals as something extraordinary. This year we combined over 20 years of surfing in Baja with the guys on a shoestring budget, […]
Galapagos
We Totally scored in Galapagos. The trip was March 2 – 12. With two days of travel, we were left with eight solid days to surf, explore, learn, eat and drink. It started with our arrival into the small airport at San Cristobal, Galapagos. It is a two hour flight straight out to sea from […]
Ecuador
This trip was my pick. I tried to balance price, lack of crowded surf, wave quality and adventure. Sean at Waterways said to check out Ecuador…. It turned out to be solid on adventure, good on price, poor on waves (while we were there) and pretty low on crowds, except for Montanita. Montanita happened to […]
North / South Carolina
What an awesome trip, the surf sucked, but was of course a blast. But the cool thing about South/North Carolina was the culture. Fried chicken, sweetea, grits, Mr. Bojangles, Waffle House and the southern buffets. The people were different in many ways, not better or worse, just different. We started in Atlanta to see family, […]
Ixtapa / Troncones, Mexico
Troncones is about one hour north of Ixtapa. Familiar surf spots are Manzanillo Bay, Boca, Burros and the elusive “The Ranch”. We had an increadible pad to base out of, with bats and wicked surf right out the back door. Horse shoe and massages were plentyfull and be carefull not to let the burro in […]