Lost pictures of Neverland

I had the chance to spend lots of time in this magical place that seems lost in time and space. Unfortunatelly (or not!) I wasn't there all the time and time affected me. Not being there gave me the possibility to see how that place is so magical and special. There I find my best friends and other people I love, most of the best time I had in my life, perfect surfspots (when there are waves), paradisiac rainforest, sun, rain, sun and rain at the same time, black sand, best barbecues, pizzas, sashimi's... and of course the best surf spots of the region (when the waves are breaking). This place has many myth's and legends. Some people say that there is where Robson Santos learned surfing and where the Jacaree World Championships took place.

(Picture Above) Aerial view of the place. Everything is there, Didi's Point, Havaiizinho, Casa Velha, Casa Nova, Casa Branca, Casa Amarela, Estadio de Futebol, Arena de Volei de Praia, Campo de Futebol de Areia, Campo de Taco e Arena de Frescobol.(Picture Above) Casa Velha, Casa nova and an excellent perspective from the Estadio de Futebol. (Picture Above) Old School days... From left to right: Marcos, Ian, Robson, Theo, Junior and Tati.(Picture Above) Not that long ago. From left to Right: Luana, Marco, Marcos Sebastian, Patsy, Tina, Trick, Sofia, Jess, Tati, Oli, Candido, Mari and Daniel.(Picture Above) From left to Right: Dani, Candido, Marcos, Dead turtle caught in a fishing net, Oli, Trick, Robson. (Picture Above) Robson "Air" Santos after a long therapy of waxing his hair and going under the sun for 14 hours a day for 3 months.
(Picture Above) White House meeting room
(Picture Above) Clockwise: Stephan, Ian, Tati, Tom.

(Picture Above) Another horrible Summer Sunset. From the left to right: Stephan, Tati, Tom and Montão do Trigo.

Comment: None of the pictures are actual... They are just some lost pictures from different periods in time (I know, time does not pass in Neverland, but as we are not there all the time, time passes for us but not for the place).

Biarritz surftrip

During my studies here in Switzerland (from 2001 to hopefully June 2006) some friends and me made two surf trips to the south of France. Both were in September and we drove from Lausanne to Biarritz on a Saturday morning and arrived back on the Sunday from the next week.

The water, as expected was always cold. The temperature usually determined the length of the surfsessions (usually we get out once we didn't feel our feet anymore - when we realized they were numb!!!). Both times we had waves all week long. Sometimes they were bigger like in the first picture, sometimes they were smaller like the picture below. There was always a perfect and long wave breaking somewhere... and we were looking for it.


Driving up and down from Les Estagnots to Saint Jean De Luz. We kept our eyes open, mouth closed and hold our breath every time a set was coming in. Searching for the perfect spot, the perfect wave. The crowd was friendly and there were enough waves for everyone. If anyone is planning on going to the southern Atlantic area of Biarritz to surf, I really recommend it. However, try to go during autumn and Spring. There are always storms, good waves and there is always a spot breaking with no crowd.
Pictures description in order: La Piste seen from the top of the cliff. Yann in front of Blue Ball. Les Estagnots breaking small, but perfect. Yann, Flo and Mathieu. Mathieu getting dressed after a cold surf session. Thomas, Benny and Remy stripping.