This trip was my pick. I tried to balance price, lack of crowded surf, wave quality and adventure. Sean at Waterways said to check out Ecuador…. It turned out to be solid on adventure, good on price, poor on waves (while we were there) and pretty low on crowds, except for Montanita. Montanita happened to […]
North / South Carolina
What an awesome trip, the surf sucked, but was of course a blast. But the cool thing about South/North Carolina was the culture. Fried chicken, sweetea, grits, Mr. Bojangles, Waffle House and the southern buffets. The people were different in many ways, not better or worse, just different. We started in Atlanta to see family, […]
Ixtapa / Troncones, Mexico
Troncones is about one hour north of Ixtapa. Familiar surf spots are Manzanillo Bay, Boca, Burros and the elusive “The Ranch”. We had an increadible pad to base out of, with bats and wicked surf right out the back door. Horse shoe and massages were plentyfull and be carefull not to let the burro in […]
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
We had fair surf this trip… I can’t even remember the spots. We CHECKED monuments, but it wasn’t workin. I don’t think we did Zippers, Presidente’s, Boy Scouts’ or 90 Palms either… But we did this one spot up on the Pacific side, it’s called El Pescadero (I believe). It was fun and reminded me […]
Namotu, Fiji
It was a monumental undertaking… Mr. Scott Gibson, who had been to Namotu and Tavarua previously, assembled a group of friends and family that nearly monopolized the island for a week. Namotu allows a maximum of 20 surfers/guests at a time in order to control crowds. Out of the usual TGT crew, only 3 were […]
Puerto Vallarta
A great trip… In fact, we came two years in a row breaking unspoken rules against repetition. The first year was filled with solid surf and good times. We stayed at the same place both years, but the second year, we added a few days, four more I believe, on a “yacht”. Both times we […]
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A great trip… In fact, we came two years in a row breaking unspoken rules against repetition. The first year was filled with solid surf and good times. We stayed at the same place both years, but the second year, we added a few days, 4 I believe, on a “yacht”. Both times we arrived […]
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
This year was a low-budget funfest. We flew to Cabo, rented two jeeps and headed east around the peninsula. We stopped at a great right-hander which I believe was called 9 Palms or Boyscouts. We setup camp on the beach and the fun began…. This was the year that Wyatt stomped on an urchin and […]
Las Gaviotas, Mexico
This was the first website that we built/published around TGT (by Danny Miller). You can see some the original site here. Danny Neumann planned this trip. Some highlights included:– STP dance (one of the top 10, ask Olson about it)– Neumann/Olson Rosarito fight– Bob’s black-jacket nightclub throw down– Fair surf– Thanks Gibby for the picsHangin […]
Quatro Casas, Mexico
I’ve been to Quatro three or four times. Each time it’s the same…. 3-4′ and a little mushy. Kind of a Steamer’s Lane setup. Good fun, but frankly, not worth the painful 4+ hour drive, especially when there are so many great waves north of Ensenada! For some reason, Quatro is legendary. EVERYONE seems to […]