The 2015 Southern Hemisphere storm season has been intense. Massive storms have already caused destruction and whipped up historic swells in their wake and it's only May! I made a last minute trip to El Salvador in hope of scoring a classic right point firing on all cylinders. She did not disappoint.
The same swell that saw Puerto Escondido go beyond XL roared through El Sal with non-stop sets in the double to triple overhead range for several days. Enjoy some images from this past week.
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| Monday May 4 |
Thanks Timothy Zhu (who shot the images on Big Monday), Graeme and the unknown Salvadorian panga shooter for the images of me surfing. I didn't have Vallarie with me on this trip so I appreciate the shots taken by others.
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| Graeme |
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| Only a handful were able to break through the non-stop sets and get outside. A 16 year old named Jake Marshall from Encinitas was one of them. His 14 year old brother was another. These kids rip. |
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| One of me. Thanks Tim! |
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| The paddle out was not easy |
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| Me with sets stacking... |
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| Jake again |
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| Brother Nick |
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| Me again |
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| Jasper |
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| Graeme |
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| Nahum & Elena |
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| Jazmin & Kevin |
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| The Docs |
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| Graeme shot these next 7 images. Good job! |
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| Me on the inside |
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| Me, racing |
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| Panga photographers |
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| The Angry Peruvian |
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| Graeme |
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| Jelly |
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| Graeme, Elena, Nahum y Cristian |
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| Driftwood |
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| Cristian |
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| Cristian |
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| Graeme |
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| Cristian |
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| Nahum |
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| When he is not performing state-of-the-art back surgery, Dr. Todd Alamin like to carve waves |
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| Cristian |
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| Graeme |
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| Nahum |
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| When he is not replacing hips or mending shattered bones, Dr. Michael Bellino practices Soul Surfing |
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| Ryan, venturing to capitalize a racy section |
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| Graeme |
Here are some random images from the trip
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| Old-style transportation in the town of El Cuco |
And thanks again to the local panga boat shooters for these following images of me!
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| Marta |
