Still amazed over the products that are so expensive at home can be so cheap here. Levi’s, Starbucks, make up, Arizona ice tea and yes, Coronas! 7 Swedish kronor instead of the 50 kronor you have to pay for the same beer at a bar in Sweden, or 75 Norwegian kronor if you so wish..

Went on a spontaneous roadtrip down the pacific coast highway. Felt a little strange to travel threw all the  military checkpoints along the way. Felt better getting in the water with a perfect a-frame on which you could find your own little peak, to surf and surf just by yourself.

After meeting Ed, a friend of Israel, on the beach we decided to grab some beer and burritos. He showed us some of his work; creating designed, quality t-shirts under the name Quality Peoples. You have to check it out! Their tees, the whole brand, is unlike anything else we ever seen before. Stay tuned for more of Ed, we ended up going on a road trip and surf some of Central Coast Mexico’s waves together.

Our friend Tai of Single fin got him self a blog, check out Mister Buddha. He’ll update you with sweet photos from his home Bali and adventures around. Love the logo of his blog and if I’m guessing right it’s his talented girlfriend Helle who made it. Tai recently won Deus‘ competition  ”Slidetoberfest” and the price was a costum shaped board by Chris “Phantom” Garett. Below, Mr Buddah Shredding it.

Photos from the Sunshine story we made about Helle & Tai and from Deus ex Machina’s blog.

Mick’s face was one of the first one who greeted us when we arrived to the Bing surfboard factory on the hill in Encinitas. He has a face you rember, it’s the archetype of the American dream with a perfect smile. I remember I wondered if all Californian guys were gonna look like that, later I found out that they don’t.. And if his look is hard to forget, wait til you see him surf!

The following day we packed the car full of Bing boards and drove to San O. Watching Mick surf made Petter and me speachless, he was proabably the first really good longboarder we came across and even though we have met many good ones since then we havn’t yet seen anyone who is as fast on the board as Mick. A noose rider out of this world. It’s amazing to watch! When people on the beach comments his quick moves his friends tell them that he used to be a ballerina and that’s why he is so good..

Mick Rodgers is not a ballerina, it is his dedication and love for surfing that has taken him where he is today. He started surfing when he was six years old, now he is a team rider of Bing Surfboards. He works in the surf factory when he’s not in school or in the surf. He is a “eat, surf, sleep, eat”-guy and his friend Kyle told us that he sorts You Tube surf clips after the date they were added, that’s how many surf clips he is watching!

To make the American dream even more perfect he drives a beautiful, old Chevrolet truck. It matches perfectly to his Bing logs.