On our way from Sydney to Stockholm, we thought we’d take a detour via a small remote island to surf and explore the unknown for a bit.
With a massive typhoon warning for the area, we found this paradise with some solid 8 ft waves the first day easing down to some less “hairy” top to bottom barrels for the time we stayed. This is Siargao island of the Mindanao province in the Philippines.
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- Pre island paradise hour.
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- After 3 flights comes the boat ride.
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- And then the taxi ride – Filipino style.
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- The greeting on arrival.
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- Out front of the cabana.
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- The first take-off I knew this was going to be a great day.
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- Trying to allocate the green room.
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- You can still see me hangin in there under the sea level
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- Welcome to the jungle.
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- Cloud 69 throw up a solid wave as seen from the road.
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- Flower Hell Tunnelism.
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- The electricity works pretty good even up here.
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- The clearest bluest water on the planet.
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- The world below.
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- They have NOTHING compared in the world of materialistic ideals… but yet they are SOOO happy.
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- Hanging with the awesome kids of Pacifico.
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- The one and only road to our destination. The reason not many people make it up here off season.
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- We’re running away with ourselves. We think we ran a little too far.
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- A second of Pacificos perspective.
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- Possibly the coolest kids on the island.
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- Pacifico underwater perspective.
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- Freshteh rolling with the kids of Pacifico.
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- The deep blue sea. Outside this island is the deepest ocean in the world.
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- Another nice left setup with no one out.
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- Very strange, scary and oversized Filipino creature.
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- My board. My wave.
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- A sponger slips into an inside slab.
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- I get airbourne for a millisecond.
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- Local perfection.
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- Get on a local pump boat and thy shall find waves to yourself.
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- Me & Freshteh escaping “mainland” Siargao with Rock Island in sight.
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- A japanese guy goes over the falls.
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- Even local knowledge can’t make this section.
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- Local backside skills.
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- The inside slab secrtion of Cloud 9 slamming onto dry reef.
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- That’s a night surf facility they’re building there at Cloud 9.
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- A not so inviting look of Cloud 9. Check the guy paddling out on the left to get the perspective.
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- Okar vs. the bus.