No photos please...

Sick fool hungry
chances choices chilvalry
planting protecting suffocating dying
on a boat
in a spaceship
blowing breezes dissapearing
mind outside stretching
shining star being
delicate flower potted
ether
heart
stopping
Energy riding
embracing cold
forgotten.

Costa Rica - Nicaragua

It has been a while and so Im just going to write little memorabilia for myself. This winter I turned thirty And as a gift to myself I took off south to Mexico and beyond for 6 months of surfing and exploring. Of course Mexico was a blast and La Ticla was as peaceful and uncrossed as ever mainly due to the gang war to control the marijauna and turf war to keep foriegn investment out. Many young and kind people died in this war and it had the affect of scaring people away. Again I rested by the river surfin the days away, reading and watching the birds feed in the river.
I travelled up and down the Mexican 200 more than I would have hoped this season but it turned out alright in the end. The search for swell follws wierd and twisted paths. My last voyage was a five day 24 hour a day bus extravaganza all the way to costa rica. It started on the 28th of December and ended on the 2nd of January. I stopped for two days in San jaun to give my nerves a break and enjoy my birthday just a little.
The last month was completely consumed by beachtravellers and touring the country and surf lessons. As well as a damaging gash to my scalp from a surf fin and a virus or cold or infection that had me feeling I'll at least half of the time. I'm glad it happened and I'm glad it's over. I have a bunch of new friends and as always, or maybe even more now, an appreciation for every moment I have in this life and all the wonderful experiences I am constantly a part of. When you are a part of a life changing thought or moment it affects you even I you are not the primary subject. So now I move back to Nicaragua to live and revisit, this time longer than a day, my ol' friends from San jaun del sur who have aged four years like myself but are all the better for it and excited to share their lives. I would love to set up and write for a long while but i suppose it will have to wait until the ride comes to a complete stop and I am free to exit the vehicle.

Love you all even if I'm not there. Alan, you've inspired me to get real and go to the dentist, though it'll probably be third world. Ben, your photos are amazing, keep shooting and sharing. Lynn, thanks for being in Vancouver, even it's it's just a couple years, it's so nice to have you there when I get back to Canada. And mom, cause you're probably the first one to read this...I can't wait to spend some time with you eating pot cookies and playing crib ( ;

This was last week. My first time whitewater rafting. In this picture I was in the raft behind but on this rapid I came close to going overboard. Major fun!

Surfing

Almost 30 frikken years old and playing around in the waves...when will i ever find a real career eh ma?

This was taken by a nice young lady who happen to be shooting some whale tails yesterday. Zoomed in these pictures are more fantastic.

M E X I C O

I am in my paradise now. The whales are migrating south and they greet me every morning with there distant exhalations, breech´s and dorsal exposures that are so very beautiful and timeless to witness that I am struck thoughtless and free everytime the event takes place in the otherwise flat ocean. Flat that is except for the perfect peeling waves that shoot left and right with amazing form and grace. And in the refreshing water schools of fish ball up and jump away from unseen predators while spotted stingrays glide underfoot and ocassionally do their own breeching. Flying fish show evolution in kind and endow wonders and imaginations of the otherworldly. I am reading in my hammock and eating coconuts for breakfast, fish for dinner and fruit for lunch mixed in of course with treats of the refined sugar kind and beer, tequila, mezcal, and marijauna.
The other day I held a baby greenback turtle and then witnessed as they instinctively made their way to the breaking surf. I filmed the event but have yet to find a computer to upload the images, the last images my camera ever took before it died in the elements it claimed to be able to handle. Goodbye Olympus, you took shitty pictures and broke too soon.

I will spend christmas here in La Ticla and hope everyone is warm and cozy where they want to be. Take care, Love to all.

http://www.postcarbon.org/video/175694-the-ultimate-roller-coaster-ride-a

http://www.postcarbon.org/video/175694-the-ultimate-roller-coaster-ride-a

This is a simple 5 minute video of the history of oil. If I could eat and stay warm witout losing my soul, humanity, pride and freedom I would. But until we slay this illustrious statue we have erected I will avert to peace and avoid a battle with the damned masses of the lost.

Backpack

1 Backpack

10 t-shirts

1 pair of socks

1 pair of sandals

5 pairs of shorts

7 pairs of underpants

1 sweater

1 pair of jeans

binoculars

goggles

snorkel

fins*

mini stove (gas)

gas canister*

Sleeping pad 1" thick self-inflatable

camera/recharger

extra earphones

deodorant

headlamp w/extra batteries

Sharp knife

Leatherman Knife

itouch

surfboard w/bag

pair of shoes

fin key and wax scraper

soap/shaver/scissors/toothbrush/paste

tylenol

cold efx

sewing kit

Wallet

pen

cash

hat*

sunglasses*

Sunblock*

UV shirt*

Everything I am bringing with me to Mexico and beyond.

*need to get

No matter the fineness of the line, you must always stay balanced.

Listen.

Don't have a conversation with someone while listening to this. Find an hour where you are doing stationary work or just wanting to listen, and listen. I will be back, hopefully, in the spring. Survival is on my mind. And laughing in the face of death is just my way of keeping things light. Love ya's.

www.pantedmonkey.org

go to Micheal Ruppert- Susie Gruber Taped on 11/08/10

The future;

Peak Oil and Tar Sands. They have come to full light in my conscious and the shock and massive amount of thought one must give them is consuming. I have always thought resources were the real value in the equation, I was not clear on how much there was or what exactly was the most important, but I have recently been enlightened. Please realize the dire situation we are in. Stop believing the newscorps and start listening to your gut. Oil is a non-renewable resource that has helped fuel a growing world we all grew up in and were conditioned relative to that paradigm. We are going to be forced to change because we (the world) are demanding more of what we have less of everyday. So we might as well start NOW! People if you haven't heard or don't know about peak oil, the laws of thermodynamics or the tar sands I recommend you google these things. Or watch the documentary "Collapse" with Micheal Ruppert. Basically we are out of what makes our world grow so fast and keeps food in our bellies. Oil. No more. There is no higher culture we will see from oil. We have reached the crescendo of our civilization. We are entering into another dark age. I'm going surfing. Please go with your eyes open and forward. P.S. For family that want to start a farm please contact me via email. Love you all.

Costa Rica 2010

If life wasn't good enough or as amazing...I got a gig taking people on tour in Costa Rica. Check and Mark.

Fires 2010

Hey all,

So here's my first fire in B.C. this year. It grew to over 5000 hectares. Awesome.

GOLD, THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE OLD ... AND A NEW PARADIGM OF BALANCE (GOLD FOR DUMMIES) | COLLAPSENET

GOLD, THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE OLD ... AND A NEW PARADIGM OF BALANCE (GOLD FOR DUMMIES) | COLLAPSENET

2 baby bears please...

These (there were two) cubs were no bigger than a large house cat. The mother was small and scraggly and looked under nourished. They were right off the side of the logging road. Everyday the crew and I wake, work and head home together seeing nothing but the bush and our beds. Come the weekend if we decide to head into a town it is always surprising to be amongst people, buildings, roads and civilization again. It is a constant and luminous reminder of our nature compared to "the uncarved block" nature "as is". Seeing these wild animals and edible mushrooms, moose, deer, cariboo, trout and century old trees comfort my mind and de-stress my life. These cubs will live everyday of there lives outside, under the stars, without facebook. Think about it. Oh, and this particular mushroom is NOT edible..

Little Birdies

The little chicky was born today or yesterday... It's mother was watching me from a little Aspen a few feet away. When I wiggled the branch the baby lifted it's head and opened it's mouth, otherwise it looked like chewed bubble gum. These, and the open sky, are some of the reasons I do what I do. The bear above was a little cub probably from a brown bear..It had a very blond hue to it's coat. We waited for the mother safe in the confines of the pick-up but she never came. Earlier that day I was startled by a little baby Black bear walking out of the woods 6 feet in front of me. When it saw me it did a little jump and ran off the way it came from.

Osho

If you have not listened or read anything by Osho. Please take 10 minutes to listen to just one of his talks. He is wise.

Osho

2010 crew (missing 3)

Tailgate Tallies and a few Mozzies

19860 trees today... and a few mosquitoes...this is a light amount of the pesky prickers compared to some moments.

Fanny-tastic

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