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It's Day 7 in the Philippines. I'm heading to a place called "Salvation" for the first time.
It's DAY7 in the Philippines. Today I went to Point Salvation, which I'd never been to before. It's about a 20-minute drive from the hotel where I'm staying. There's a dock where you can take a boat to a point about 3 minutes offshore for about 1,000 yen per person. The boat waits near the point until you come back, so there's no need to worry about not having a boat on the way back. I surfed at the regular reef break, but there was also a goofy reef point on the left side.
Learn moreIt's DAY 6 in the Philippines. It's currently the rainy season, so unfortunately it's raining and I can't take many photos.
It's DAY6 in the Philippines. We went to the same secret spot as yesterday. After my morning training today, I drove to the same secret spot as yesterday. The waves weren't as big today, but they were cut off and easier to ride than yesterday, so everyone enjoyed surfing, but unfortunately it was raining and we couldn't take any photos. It's the rainy season now, so it's unfortunate that we couldn't take any photos because of the rain, but I can say that the Philippines definitely has better waves and is warmer than Japan.
Learn moreIt's DAY 5 in the Philippines. Today is a no-surf day due to stormy conditions.
It's Day 5 in the Philippines. Stormy conditions meant no surfing today, but I spent about an hour doing online stretching training with Filipe Trade in the morning to improve my range of motion, and then I went on a five-minute motorbike ride to a CrossFit training center on the island, where I trained for about two hours with the other members staying with me. I enjoyed a drink before training and a ginger shot and protein afterward.
Learn moreIt's DAY 6 in the Philippines. Cloud 9, which I'm aiming for, wasn't a wave I could surf onshore today, so
It's Day 6 in the Philippines. Cloud 9, the spot I was aiming for, wasn't suitable for onshore surfing today, so I drove about an hour to Secret, a spot on the opposite side of Cloud 9 where the onshore wind is less pronounced. The waves break rightward, and the spot is wide, with a wide range of surfers enjoying themselves: the outside is for advanced double-up surfers, the middle is for intermediate surfers, and the inside is for beginners.
Learn moreIt's Philippines Day 3. Today I went to check out Cloud 9, the main point.
It's Day 1 in the Philippines. Today, we went to check out Cloud 9, the main point, but the wind was strong and the waves were choppy, so Nishii didn't surf. There were a few locals surfing, so we watched them for a bit, and discovered a beginner's point break to the left of the main point. There's even a surfing school there, so it's clear this island welcomes surfers of all levels. Compared to Bali, there's no traffic jams, and the crowds are just right, so it looks like it's going to become a new popular surf destination.
Learn moreNishii flew safely from Costa Rica to Los Angeles.
Nishii flew from Costa Rica to Los Angeles. He took a six-hour flight from Costa Rica to Los Angeles ahead of the MAYHEM family to compete in the Japanese Surf Contest being held in LA the next day. The flight was leaving at 6am, so he couldn't afford to miss it, so he went to a hotel near the airport the day before, checked in, and arrived safely in LA. That afternoon, he went to the church where the contest was being held and surfed.
Learn moreBarranca is a surf spot at the mouth of a river where you can ride goofy waves for a very long time.
Today, due to the influence of the low pressure system that brought heavy rain last night, Hermosa Beach in front of the hotel was in close-out conditions with a large swell, so I drove north for about an hour this morning to a surf spot called Barranca. It's at the mouth of a river, and the goofy waves are great for riding for a very long time, and the hot break waves are more fun on a longboard than a shortboard. They said they could ride for over a minute, so Nishii and Mayhem brought Smooth Operators. Mayhem was happy that he was able to ride the wave for 1:30. Only residents are allowed in the afternoon. We headed to the reef break that breaks on the private beach. This is a famous spot where Sieropes used to have a villa. The name of the point is Escondido. Beautiful right and left waves peak together and break to the right and left, just like the waves in Indonesia.
Learn moreMayhem brought an RNF'96 Lightspeed as a gift to 62-year-old legendary surfer, Calice.
It rained heavily this morning, so we took it easy before setting off. The swell was getting bigger, so we decided to go surfing again at the reef break at Escondido, a private beach only accessible to local residents. Mayhem brought an RNF'96 Lightspeed as a gift to Calice, a 62-year-old local surfing legend who can see the waves there, and he was very happy to receive it. We all surfed at Escondido, but Nishii got hit by a wave and scraped his body against the reef, resulting in a minor injury.
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