Board Blog: Windswell Surf Chasing in the Mediterranean Sea

#11-13: 3 Day Surf Trip and 5 Things I Hate About Living in a Car

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One of those afternoons that started at work and escalated into lets go...
One of those afternoons that started at work and escalated into lets go...
The session went into the dark...
The session went into the dark...
First night in my car and this is what you see when you wake up.
First night in my car and this is what you see when you wake up.
Get up. The go to spot is blown out, lets go for a little search.
Get up. The go to spot is blown out, lets go for a little search.
This point break is too small.
This point break is too small.
This one is too rocky.
This one is too rocky.
Waaay to rocky. Need to catch it on a bigger swell.
Waaay to rocky. Need to catch it on a bigger swell.
And the last one was flat. Meh. So we did a nice session at the first spot that we checked. It's always like that. There is even a rule...if you check it twice you have to go in.
And the last one was flat. Meh. So we did a nice session at the first spot that we checked. It's always like that. There is even a rule...if you check it twice you have to go in.
It's winter, the water is cold, but standing in the winter sun out of the wind...it does not feel that it's February.
It's winter, the water is cold, but standing in the winter sun out of the wind...it does not feel that it's February.
Rare sun moments while surfing the Adriatic sea can be used for a quick wetsuit drying...
Rare sun moments while surfing the Adriatic sea can be used for a quick wetsuit drying...
...and for after session chill in the car.
...and for after session chill in the car.
Which reminds me...damn my car is muddy.
Which reminds me...damn my car is muddy.
Again I had some time for the Split dome port testing.
Again I had some time for the Split dome port testing.
I just put the GoPro on timelapse photography and check what came out afterwards.
I just put the GoPro on timelapse photography and check what came out afterwards.
Few hours ago the water here was blown out and muddy as hell, now it looks like it came from the Blue lagoon.
Few hours ago the water here was blown out and muddy as hell, now it looks like it came from the Blue lagoon.
Another night in the car at the NOA spot. It's Sunday morning and...there is the sun. Going through the cabbage fields to get to the local fishermen hanging place for wifi and coffee :)
Another night in the car at the NOA spot. It's Sunday morning and...there is the sun. Going through the cabbage fields to get to the local fishermen hanging place for wifi and coffee :)
After a long wait... the wind kicked in.
After a long wait... the wind kicked in.
Another windy session and the 3 day trip is over, time to go home.
Another windy session and the 3 day trip is over, time to go home.
One of those afternoons that started at work and escalated into lets go...
The session went into the dark...
First night in my car and this is what you see when you wake up.
Get up. The go to spot is blown out, lets go for a little search.
This point break is too small.
This one is too rocky.
Waaay to rocky. Need to catch it on a bigger swell.
And the last one was flat. Meh. So we did a nice session at the first spot that we checked. It's always like that. There is even a rule...if you check it twice you have to go in.
It's winter, the water is cold, but standing in the winter sun out of the wind...it does not feel that it's February.
Rare sun moments while surfing the Adriatic sea can be used for a quick wetsuit drying...
...and for after session chill in the car.
Which reminds me...damn my car is muddy.
Again I had some time for the Split dome port testing.
I just put the GoPro on timelapse photography and check what came out afterwards.
Few hours ago the water here was blown out and muddy as hell, now it looks like it came from the Blue lagoon.
Another night in the car at the NOA spot. It's Sunday morning and...there is the sun. Going through the cabbage fields to get to the local fishermen hanging place for wifi and coffee :)
After a long wait... the wind kicked in.
Another windy session and the 3 day trip is over, time to go home.
  1. As soon as you go for your first surf session all your things explode all over the car and can never be contained back to their original place. It looks like your bags puked all over the car.
  2. You are constantly searching for something and it’s ALWAYS in the wrong place. It you are resting in the back it’s for sure in the front, and if you are in drivers seat you can be 100% percent sure it’s in the back somewhere.
  3. Your wetsuit never dries, it’s a cold wet mess in a box or waterproof bag. Which is ok until you have to put it on the next morning. Not to mention that soon your whole car starts to smell like the inside of your wetsuit box.
  4. If you have your back seats folded or taken out so you can sleep in the back you can not sit up straight. So all you can do is lie down. Even getting in and out of your clothes becomes a small acrobatics act.
  5. In the middle of the night you wake up and you go: “Damn…….I need to pee.”

But waking up just 10m from the sea makes it totally worth it. You can raise your head without even coming out of your sleeping bag and check the surf. Time to get up or just turn around:)?

  • Surprise solid&clean 1.5m North of Albania session, 12.2.2016
  • Barba had some windless moments and “Istrska mineštra does not go well with lasagna or ravioli because it makes you full all by itself” by Pompei waiter. :) 13.2.2016
  • The most obvious forecast of the 3 days was big and windy at NOA. 14.2.2016
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