Charity Shindig at Bird's Surf Shed
When: Saturday, July 21st. 6pm – 10pm
Where: Bird’s Surf Shed
1091 W. Morena Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92110
http://birdssurfshed.com/
Who: Surf Resource Network, Matuse, Rusty Surfboards, Oscar’s Mexican Food, Mucho Aloha, Jelly Skateboards.
Why: Come out and help support the Surf Resource Network raise money for the health and education for the people of Robertsport, Liberia in South Africa. The first Liberian made surfboard will be auctioned off, there will be a screening of the surf film Thirty Thousand (An odyssey from Casablanca to Cape Town) and there will be live music from Travis Thomas and Friends. Good people and good times.
Kanye West – MERCY
Kanye West [MERCY] ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
Zero budget for location?
Zach Plopper in Oaxaca
Greeting’s Matuse Family,
Now that I have kicked the e coli that I brought home with me from Oaxaca I can tell you a bit about the trip.
WiLDCOAST is initiating several projects on the Oaxaca coast to conserve important sea turtle nesting beaches, points and wetlands. Many coastal villages in the region have transitioned from consumers of sea turtle meat and eggs to protectors of several of the world’s most significant sea turtle nesting beaches. The area has tremendous biodiversity and is very important for a number of endangered and threatened marine and terrestrial animal species.
Our work during the visit involved meeting with community leaders, touring their local coastline and hanging out with a lot of exuberant local kids. One local grommet asked if we wanted to see the hidden surf spot down the beach from his village one day. It was a twenty minute walk he said. An hour later and with an endless torrent of sweat pouring out of me our 13 year old guide skipped along, barefoot, and batting snakes and ferocious land crabs out of the way. We arrived to not much in terms of surf but the potential was obvious and the undisturbed beauty of the beach, bay and mangroves was incredible.
We got plenty of fun waves between meetings and Bhutan death marches. Hurricane Carlotta whipped through the region one night and dumped a lot of rain which made beach access interesting. Fortunately it wasn’t until the last day I was there that one of my daily Tlayudas caught up with me. A Tlayuda is an Oaxacan dish similar to a quesadilla but about eight times the size and filled with everything edible. They are delicious but I don’t miss them after the last week of illness.
The potential for great things on the Oaxaca coast is tremendous as is the potential for disaster. Rapacious development ventures are still on the agenda for the region despite failure in coastal areas throughout Mexico. Fortunately, the local communities are vehemently opposed to further development near their beaches and villages and are excited to work with WiLDCOAST to protect their unhindered coastal access and precious marine resources.
Special thanks to the communities of Playa Grande and Rio Seco for the hospitality and conservation interests. For more information visit wildcoast.net.
Cheers, ZP
Bowl In A China Shop
Bowl in a china shop! (Apple TV) from Taylor Leopold on Vimeo.
Matuse family Member, Taylor Leopold, makes the most of a small day at his local reef break during a small summer swell. Taylor enjoying the warm water in his 2103 front zip jacket.
