Wednesday, February 24, 2016

aller...


zou... aller... zou... et tapes dans la main... tout iras bien dans le meilleur des mondes...

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

RIPBRIANVBWL...


it was a cold and sunny winter day... waves were pumping off the breakwater... my first paddle out in Venice... line up looked rough... waves breaking in front of the rocks... few guys taking off deep behind... brown water... off shore wind... no yuppies in sight... hardcore locals only... i sat a little inside and observed this new envirnment... got a few stink eyes riding and paddling back to the line up... a set took everyone off-guard... i finally got a chance... a wave... good one actually... i was stocked... paddled back out... and that's when i first met him... got localised... yelled at... all in a language and place i did not yet know or love at the time... i did get the idea at the time and simply apologised for not speaking the language... i was an outsider and it was a pumping day... i wasn't stocked about this situation but waves were so fun i swallowed what was left off my pride and paddled back out with my head down... making sure i didn t look at anyone in the eyes... especially him... i eventually spent enough time around the place that i got a chance to know him better as well as a bunch of other hardcore locals... i learned how much history came with this incredible and unique location... i experienced and saw the end of an era... i will never consider myself a local nor will i ever pretend that he was my best friend... but i feel sad because he actually taught me more about this place i did fall in love with than he could even imagine... i remember and respect... always will... RIPBRIANVBWL...

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