Lowers!

Surfed Lowers the other day with good friends Ian Bakhsh and Kevin Whatley. Got some fun waves and Orion Owens threw together a little clip of our session that Surfer Mag was kind enough to put on their website!

Check it out on the link below!

http://www.surfermag.com/videos/spring-sessions-at-lowers/

Weekend Road Trippin'

     With bad weather forecasted in Southern California for a couple of days, Michael Barrus and I decided to make our way up to Santa Cruz for a couple of days to try and score some waves and visit some friends.

Day One- We decided that with a little bit of south in the water we'd try and score The Wedge in Newport Beach but with unfavorable winds, Ended up surfing 54th street. I struggled to even catch a wave, but Daniel Shea here found some big ramps and took advantage.  I had to stop at the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles to try and get my visa for an upcoming trip and from there we drove up to Michael's parents house in San Mateo County for the night.

Daniel Shea Boosting

Day Two- We met up with our good friends Matt Myers and Noah Wegrich at a wedgy wave in the Santa Cruz area for some punt ramps and sharky vibes! Although none of us said anything in the water, when we got out we all mentioned that we had seen shadows in the waves but didn't want to scare each other by saying so. I guess it's just part of surfing up here.  We ended the day with a quick session at pleasure point followed by Matt Myers' hot tub just blocks away.

Suiting up at one of my favorite waves north of Point Conception.

And finally getting to surf it for the first time since October!

I was able to boost a couple but my homie Matt Myers showed me how to really surf the wave... here are some pictures of him BOOSTING some sick airs!

This grom is classic! Noah always finds a way to make you laugh....

...and always finds a way to boost higher than you!

Day Three- Noah and Matt had obligations for the day so it was just Michael and I on a mission to score a couple of waves. The swell had dropped a lot but we were still able to get a couple of fun waves in Mid-town, Santa Cruz. 

The Rivermouth.

Day Four- With Michael having to get to LAX tomorrow evening, we decided to start making our way back down to SoCal, but not before hitting up one of San Mateo County's fine skate parks. We had a fun skate session with some of the locals and made our way down to San Luis Obispo to visit some friends for the evening. 

One of the local homies at the skatepark shredding!

Day Five- Hung out at the house in SLO on Kentucky street with the homies, dropped off Michael at LAX for his flight over to Bali, got home and don't even remember getting into bed and falling asleep last night I was so tired. It was definitely a fun weekend with some fun waves and good times with friends!

-All photos by Michael Barrus

France: Part 2

     France: Part 2

     Martin Rousseau had to go back up north for school and Marty Dupont had to go away for work so off we went to the wonderful city of Bordeaux. Yes, its one of the wine capitals of the world, so it was only natural to include at least a bottle of wine of Bordeaux's delicious red wine a day. We were lucky to have a local, Manon Bernard to show us around and introduce her to her best friends Marie, Morgane and Charlotte. We went wine tasting in Saint Emilion, spent St. Patty's day drinking way too much at a couple of Irish Pubs, scavenged the streets looking for the worlds best kebab, explored Dune du Pilat and had the times of our lives. That about sums it up. One of the coolest cities that I've ever been to and will without a doubt go back in the future. 

     Out of energy, we left Bordeaux to spend the last couple of days in Paris where our flight was arranged to head back home. Me met up with Martin's brother and sister, Quentin and Maud. Once again, we were hosted like kings and were shown around Paris in style. Our trip was over without getting to see even close to enough of this beautiful city but it's o.k.- we'll be back. 

The Man, the myth, the legend, and the Photographer behind all of these images. Michael Barrus.

 Mine and Marty's "Smoking Face". Call it what you please, I'll stick to calling it beautiful.

 It's true, you fall in love about every 5 minutes in France... Here's both me and Marty, falling in love with yet another beautiful French woman.

Whiskey anyone?

Girls. Get. Down. In. France.

Standard to the native people, yet such crazy architecture to the foreign eye.

Schlag Beer!

More Schlag Beer!

 I swear I'm not an alcoholic. I was just in France. It would have been wrong for me to not be drinking wine alongside the river with my boy Remy.

Remy-Beer-Marty-Wine-Me-Beer-Girl coming out of bushes. Only in France!

 This guy has been way more places than both you and I.

Saint Emilion.

Resevoir tip!

Wine tasting Bordeaux style.

If you didnt already know, Europeans know how to party. St. Patty's day was no exception for them. Celebrating in style in Bordeaux!

(Told you girls get down here.)

My first impression of Jeremy Rouchon. I knew I was going to like this guy from the start!

It's three in the morning... sure, why not jump in the 1000 year old fountain?

 Falling in love, again.

 I was confused...

 Nuff said!

This guy liked my tits...

 Marty and I jumping off the edge of the earth. Dune du Pilat.

It's France. Nude beaches are legal. Sorry?

  

Guiness mustache.

Walking on water in Bordeaux.

Reflecting on our trip.

Last stop, the Eiffel Tower. 

Quentin, Marty and me.

Au Revoir, France! Until next time!

- Once again, all photos by Michael Barrus