Ola Ola Hola! Hello. So the comp has started. ISA Woooorld games! The SA Team is doing very well so far, we have yet to loose a surfer! Everybody is still in the event. The waves were very fun on Day 1, 4-5ft lefts and rights and our team dominated our heats. The swell has pulled in and the last couple of days has been solid 10-12ft on the points! Was pretty stoked to get through my heat in those bloody difficult conditions. It’s really tough to surf a heat in conditions like that. Just gotta focus on getting two good waves and just doing what you need to do to get through! Its the same for everybody out there I guess. Stoked everybody pulled through and are we are still in the event, its so easy to have a bad heat when the conditions are so wild. So we are powering through, heat by heat. We all want that gold medal. xo

Some pics of the South African team:

Casey Grant

Chad Du Toit

Warwick Wright

Looking fancy at the Opening Function. Best dressed team there.

Contest Site at Podium 2

Matt Moir

War Cry! watch out world.

Matt making sure his ISA Competitor sticker is on

Casey Grant's 'I won my heat' Blue Steel

Supporters Club

SA Team HQ in Peru is pretty rad. Mr Mario and his family have been taking very good care of us. He seriously makes one of the best pizzas I have ever tasted. Going to take a pic next time and post it up here. Seriously. Home made Pizza. THAT good. The rest of his cooking is RIGHT up there. Very stoked as I had been told that food can be an issue around here. So good job manager Mike for hooking us a sick spot to stay.  I had a small sleep in this morning. Got up at 5:00. Which is much better than waking up a 3:30 – thanks jetlag, like, thanks alot.  Went into town (FYI  -frikkin Hell taxi ride there) to visit the market, then had a fun surf on the right hander. Today I also learned that I must work on my spanish. cherio. xoxo

The SA TEAM House

The View from HQ

Bonus Photo of my puppy TAO who is missing me back in South Africa. Don't worry my boy I will be home soon.

Hello! So we made it to Peru all gooood! 29 hours later and we arrived in Punto Hermosa in one piece with all of our luggage. That’s a first. This place is very interesting, it hasn’t rained here in years. Full on desert. SANDY. Sandy. SANDY. Lots of cacti. There are sand dunes the size of Table Mountain, no lies. Behind the dunes you can see the Andes Mountains. Tall guys. Can’t even see the top.

The waves are very fun here, tons of power. There are so many waves around Lima, there are headlands and bays all over the show!  The main spot, where the contest will be held is a big left point and a fun right point on the other side of the bay! Pretty siiiick. The boys have been surfing really well, reckon we will be taking a few medals home with us !

Punta Hermosa

Team Chilling outside our Accom