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Journey 021 – Mas Ceviche Por Favor

Steve Ebert — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:45:24 +0000

For the 21st installment of our Journeys series, we follow along with Jeremy Koreski & Trevor Gordon on a surf exploration in Ecuador. In his own words: “I‘ve always liked traveling to places I‘ve never heard of. It‘s better that way. If I‘ve heard of a place, I figure a lot of other people will have too. And that means you‘ll find a whole lot of tourists instead of a place that‘s unique and memorable in its own way. So when a friend told me about a town in Ecuador that had one of the best beachbreaks in the world, I was all in. I knew very little about the country, except that it sat atop the Equator and exported a lot of bananas. I expected we‘d find hot, humid weather and perfect barrels with nobody around—and we did, with some amazing experiences in food and culture along the way.”

See some sample photos below and check out Jeremy’s full photo essay HERE.

Journey 009 – California Coastline

Steve Ebert — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:21:31 +0000

For the 9th installment of our Journeys series, we follow along with Shaun Daley as he travels in a vintage RV down the coast from Portland, Oregon to the Mexican Border. Waves were hard to come by so Shaun and his sidekick, Taylor, had to find other ways to pass the time. See some selects from Shaun’s Journey below or check out the entire photo essay HERE.

See more of Shaun’s work at www.cargocollective.com/shaundaleyphoto

SCRAP SURF

Jillian Barkley — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:04:39 +0000

For Experiment No. 3, Shwood founder Eric Singer teamed up with some friends to create a unique wooden surfboard. Singer and company processed and shaped a functional, one-of-a-kind board using only reclaimed wood found on the Oregon coast. The construction process was guided by the expertise of Joe Blecha (blechaboardshop.com), a bona fide virtuoso of custom surf and snowboard construction. Kahana Kalama, professional surfer turned shop-owner (alohasunday.com), was there to test the limits of the handmade board upon its completion. Watch the video to see the entire process from scrap to surf.