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Three Days in New York

ben — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:12:23 +0000

Thanks to Jamie for this last one.

I was back in New York this past weekend. A very special few days, and one incredible night on Saturday.

First Night Away

ben — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:06:05 +0000

Cad and I had our first night out without Eleanor. It was also our first trip to the Greek Theater, somewhat surprising given that we’ve been here six years (which is shocking in and of itself!). Huge thanks to Heather and Anthony for looking after Eleanor while we were out!

December ’09

ben — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:57:08 +0000

One great week back home in Maine with the family and then on down to NYC for NYE with friends.

Matt and Jenessa’s Weekend O’ Wonder

caddie — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:51 +0000

Matt & Jenessa :: Sonoma, CA :: April 24-26, 2009

Story About a Place

ben — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:23:41 +0000

Baja 2002 from caddie hastings on Vimeo.

Caddie, Steve, Dan and Ben in a 2002 road trip through Baja.

Sayulita 02.09

ben — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:10:05 +0000

We just spent a week in Sayulita with Steve Selwood, Clea Karlstom, their son Tyler, and Dan Shivone. It was a reunion of sorts. Way back in 2002, Steve, Dan, Caddie and I spent a week driving around Baja. It was an amazing time, we’ve talked about getting back together somewhere ever since. Seven years later we finally did, and this time around Clea bagged work to join us. It was another great week; 2-3 surf sessions a day, movie nights with our DVD projector, and one tequila-fueled argument with a very vocal Mexican woman during the US-Mexico soccer game (for the record, I was right). Already looking forward to reunion trip #3, somewhere well inside of seven years from now.

Happy New Year!

caddie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:19:49 +0000

Trip and Jesse

ben — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:56:42 +0000

Just back from a few days in Tulum, Mexico for Trip and Jesse’s wedding.

Sea Surfboards

ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:28:55 +0000

Our friend & colleague Karen Yung is spending a few months in New Zealand and Australia. Karen just recently made the jump from NZ to Byron Bay, Australia, where she came across Sea Surfboards. Wow. Up until just now there was a special place in my heart for Gato Heroi boards. That special place just got a little crowded. It took all of a few seconds on the Sea Surfboards site to fall in love. Based solely on what I’m seeing online I think I have a new favorite line of boards.

Pictured above are the Sea Horse (9’2″ – 9’6″), and the Sea Biscuit (6′ – 7’11″)

Back to the Fiesta

ben — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:13:16 +0000

Sixth Finger (featuring Dew), “Patience (Cool Wave Mix)”

How do you sum up the two weeks that we just had? I’m not sure that you can, or that I can anyway.

It was so much fun to watch Sayulita slowly fill up with friends and family in the week leading up to the 21st. As for that Monday evening – I knew it would be intense, emotional, and amazing. I had no idea just how much so. The entire week was incredible. I couldn’t take a timeout and let myself nap (or get a full night’s sleep). I just didn’t want to miss a thing. One of my favorite parts of that second week was running into everyone as we walked into and around town or after we’d paddled out into the lineup (I think Adam and Ben P. are still out there).

Thank you again to everybody who traveled all the way to Sayulita – and to those who pitched in and helped out in one way or another.

We’ll be going back often…hope to see you all there at one point or another. April ’09 anyone? If so we should plan now (I’m not kidding).

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Sunday Night
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