NZ: The South Island

As of now, it's been over 2 months since I've gotten any good waves. I'm gonna lose my mind sometime in the very near future if this dry streak continues. It's been cold, rainy, windy and shitty surf all around. Here's my advice to anybody planning a surf trip in New Zealand in the Spring: DON'T.

After picking up Mr. Brown in Auckland, we headed South in search of barrels.... we drove WAY too many kilometers, took the ferry across the Cook Straight to the South Island, then we picked Matlock and drove WAY too many more kilometers in search of big, good surf. But it was good to hang with the boys, camping, surfing, laughing, hiking, drinking, and cooking some mean dinners...

Brown enjoying Double Brown Beer

Some fun ones

Beach camp bonfire

Wildlife

Paua or Abalone as we know it in the states, it's everywhere here

A Glacier