Friday, October 18, 2013

Mentawai Risks & Rewards

Our morning view outside the mentawais are unreal!  I've been sleeping by 9 pm so I'm up before sunrise to check the surf and beautiful sunrises.  This is one of the great rewards of the Mentawais.

Every person has their own water bottle with their identification.  We use it to drink, brush teeth, mix gatorade. Who would believe drinking out of one bottle for 10 days straight?

J.R. Matsumura was super fun guy and great surfer to have on the trip and it was a first of many for him.  First time eating sashimi in his life!  Here he is about to sample some omilu sashimi.  By the end of the trip he was making his own poke bowls.

That Uku I caught the other day became lunch for everyone the next day.  Our chef made steamed Uku chinese style which broke da mouth.

Amidst the rewards of the best waves in your life there are lots of risks involved when surfing remote places.  The reefs are sharp and some spots are shallow so we looking out for each other is a must.  Here our group helps clean the wounds of James Oshiro after taking a big wipeout.  

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