ROUND THE WORLD VOL 2

[mez unit]

howdy foamie homies
finally got my round the world ticket payed for...yeah
so leaving sydney this june 2009 will be in japan for most of june staying on an island called nijiima
then late june of to thailand(phuket) for six weeks
then august in sri lanka(arugam bay) for a month
sept ill be in and around england france spain canaries
october in peru and chile(iquiqe)
nov and dec in mex (oaxaca)
late dec off to canada for some snowboarding(probably stay there till feb)
and finally hawaii in feb and march then back home to sydney town

anyone with any advice on these countries or friends or cheap good places to stay or evenanyone who,s gonna be in any of these places
let me know
only four months to go

yeeeeeeeeeeew

[southern_rewards]

never left oz, but i know youll score awesome waves in nijiima in the typhoon season!
And Oxacato (or what ever the reagion on the south facing mexico coast is called) is a good place to look for waves.

[doclach]

Hey Chris,

good to see you out on the water the other day. Onya for posting .....

"Mez unit" is going to drop the odd post on his trip to let us know the current state of play at a few of the o/seas breaks. this dude DK's lefts and prones rights, true 'versatile' i spose

A few of the crew around here will give you some tips for sure.

[ralphy]

That will be an epic trip, so jealous!!!!

You will def score waves in Sri Lanka in August, although the trades will probably blow the surf out by 9/10am so get into it early.

September is probably the best time to head to Europe for surf. I would recommend hiring a car if possible and drive from Bordeaux along the atlantic coast of France and then head into Spain. The ASP comp will be in Hossegor late September so the parties will be cranking around that time. 2007 i got a bit skunked for swell but 2008 was pretty epic by all accounts.
It is so cheap to fly places in Europe, you could possibly surf say a break near Lagos in Portugal in the morning, catch a flight on Ezyjet or Ryanair at lunchtime and head to Biarittz and surf there in the arvo.
Oh if you hire a car and manage to get a parking ticket like i did, just use your wind screen wipers, the tickets dissapear pretty quickly.

October should be sick through Sth America, you have timed this trip so well....you have definitely given me some ideas ahaha

Hope ya score mate, you have planned it out really well so you should, if not, they are epic countries that you are heading to anyway

[mez unit]

thanks fellas if anyone else ou there has some info/tips let me know
only 16 weeks to go and 64 days at work(can anyone tell im excited )

[s-113]

Ericiera in Portugal...sick...walk from Bude to Newquay in England I got some fun waves doing that and it was nice..Bit north of Ericiera is Peniche home of SUPERTUBOS that is good.

Dont know much about the other places but is sure to be an adventure.

[mez unit]

just added another spot to my trip sumatra anyone been...i'll be there in july

[cashews]

just added another spot to my trip sumatra anyone been...i'll be there in july

Which part of Sumatra are you heading? Heading to Mentawais in late May so I'll give you the lowdon when I come back Good time to be heading there as there are bugger all people there this year apprently due to the GFC.

[mez unit]

im going to krui in the south

[mez unit]

22days to go i am gettin pretty excited im getting my blog sorted this week and just got some news that i'll be writing for a fairly popular website????(ill let ya's know when its confirmed...looks very promising)

[mez unit]

2 sleeps to go i'll be surfin in japan on friday
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!

[meaksy]

2 sleeps to go i'll be surfin in japan on friday
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Yew thats awesome, i take you found a few places to surf then, any chance of a typhoon swelll or is it the wrong time of year???

[mez unit]

i have been in conact with someone who just got back and saids its been pretty good over there i am going to niijima and from all report its rarely flat

[mez unit]

arrived in tokyo today only 2 days till i hit the water again
the expression dry sponge comes to mind

[Cal]

I remember there being an article (one of the first) about surfing in Japan (was an old Surfing Life magazine). That place cranks! Good luck. Sends some pics if you get any!