Spy Dude
January 2007
Ok for some stange reason the comments is getting more traffic than the forum, so i am going to try move this over into the forum.
Peter.. i too have moved away, i am now living up on the west coast in Parklands and have had to start surfing the local spots here more and more because it costs and arm and a leg to drive to Kbay. But rest assured when the swell hits and i can find a way to get out of work i will be out at the reef, battling it out with the rest of the 100000000000000000 locals. All this started with some little howlee chirping kuk about some other little howlee and then some other little howlee chirping back, all school kids, and all claiming local status. Oh and then some other little howlee asking for directions to a spot that shouldnt even be named or listed on this site..grrr grrr grrr... hence the razorblades chirp.
Its humbling to start surifng a new spot, been hitting allot of Derde steen, tube wave and cnr/sharkbay. The whole vibe is different, i am a nobody, no one here care that i have clocked up over 15+yrs at kbay, none of them even surf kbay, basicaly i am just another matt in the lineup, the surfers are, well... surfers, same as any other spot agro and full of ego. But i am making an effort to.. well follow what peter lambert said.. put the hours into the water, make friends on the beach and in the water, show uber ammounts of respect to all who are out, dont drop in, and when dropped in on, try maintain my temper and not throw a fit about it. Reality is i never see the main boogers out (ok other than Jared Housten and his crew) I surf with the old school every now and again (bobby scott, brett simpson and steve polinsky) but thats about it. Its gonna take a few years to get into it, but its all good. Next time you up this side give me a call and we can go score some sandy barrels.
In my original post i did state that we are all locals of the peninsula, the minute we can drive we surf where ever its offshore, be it the reserve, shlong beach, hoek, llands, west coast or false bay, its just a reality and thats what seperates us from say the rest of the country.... Our local spot is huge and not limited to one break. and we drive way too much and dont surf enough... hahhahaha
Peace and respect.
