Siestas & Olas

Join in on a Mexican endless summer, where time is well utilised, seeking and finding waves on the Baja peninsula and the mainland Mexican coast.
For Tom Wegener, Josh Farberow, Marc Kavanagh, and special visitor, Joel Tudor, a 90-day visa is used to full effect.
Director Dan Wozniak (Ten Toes Over) narrates in fine “Endless Summer” style.
This is a well paced film of long and short boarding, including a huge variety of waves, from Matachen Bay’s five minute rides, to a left handed copy of Malibu and a pumping 20 - 60 foot wave at Petacalco.
However, its Joel Tudors section at pumping Mexican pipe, that he described as “my best barrel session ever”, that really steps the film up a gear.
The interweaving of Mexicali and surf music kept this an enjoyable and watchable film. It made me want to save up the money and go get my share of warm and uncrowded waves.
Best to watch: On those days when you don’t know which board to take out, or when you’re just chilling
Running time: 90 minutes.
Rating: 7.5/10

Can't you get along with anyone? A writers memoir

Allan c.Weisbecker
531 pages

The perfect wave in an isolated paradise...
Every surfers dream ? hell yes !
So how did famous surfing author Allen Weisbecker end up arming himself with a gun to go for a surf in paradise?
In this the third book by the author of 'Cosmic bandito's' and 'In search of captain zero' we
are taken deep into the actual events and mind of allan as paradise gets messed up big time.

This book is a memoir and i find it impossible to belive anything has been left out ,
in fact i'd find it hard to belive there would not be a huge group of people lining up to sue
allan into next century.
And i must forewarn you this book is a trip into the dark side of an authors mind as,
what can go wrong does go wrong ... big time.
I found this book quite difficult to read due to the total exposure by the author
and while it may not be my favorite book by the author i also couldn't put it down
and there is enough action to make your head spin,
It's all explained ;
what hollywood star he physically treatened ,
why a Hit was put out on him,
why his agent and editor ditched him
and how paradise was lost forever...

so over all this book created the full raft of human emotions in me
it wasn't what i expected or sought but it sure left a mark on my mind
and that to me signals a great author.

Rating ; 4/5 i wanted 'cosmic bandito's 2'.. but got so much more