Surfs Up

After 3 days at Waikiki it's hard to really describe it. It had a Jersey CI type feel with up together aging Americans holidaying. Kind of a Vegas by the sea! Also with a laid back classic longboard non-
pretentious surf crowd. Literally anything goes here. You could say the place had an infectious enthusiasm to it. Old local guys sit in shade playing chess while girls stroll the promenade in the latest bikini number from Billabong or Reef. Although with a chilled vibe it still somehow felt a little edgy which made the place more
appealing.

There's plenty of people down on their luck here but they don't seem to be bothering anybody. Everywhere you look you see a homeless person.

Town beaches are normally over run when a good swell turns up but with the 2kms of beach break to play with there's plenty of space for all. So after waving at the beach webcam hoping somebody was watching we hired 2 boards and went in. Surfing without a wetsuit has its pros and cons. We both had sore ribs and hips by the time we got out. Out back we got chatting from a guy from Plymouth! He was here at a conference on marine debris.