Raglan Surf Co. Painting Demo and the Beauty of Raglan

Maria "Spunk" Brophy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:24:54 +0000

We had a busy afternoon at Raglan Surf Co. – a great surf shop in the heart of town. When we set the date for this event, no-one was aware that it was the same day as a car show and festival in town! But, it all worked out.

One thing we noticed in Raglan – the surfers who live here are PASSIONATELY devoted to their surf break. “You don’t need to go anywhere else, mate. The best waves in New Zealand are right here” we kept hearing again and again.

You can see why – Raglan Point is

Lines forever!

an amazing break, even on small days, it has endless peeling lines and loooonnngg left hand rides. The paddle out is easy, and the view is breathtaking. If it was in California, about 500 people would be at the point. Here, only about 10-15 at any given time.

Drew painted a board for Raglan Surf Co. and enlisted the help of DeDe, an artist from France who is traveling and wants to paint surfboards in Australia. In usual fashion, Drew put others to work on the painting as well – Craig, the owner, and his kids Nat and Ariel. Craig and his kids are all artists themselves – a talented family!

DeDe and his killer art books

It was a hot day, and Craig brought some beers afterwards and all was well. Afer that, Drew and family headed for Waitomo, to do some splunking…..

Check out the photos below from Raglan Surf.

(As an aside, days after leaving Raglan, Drew was regretting leaving Raglan. It was the best surf we’ve seen so far….)

Drew getting everyone to paint for him!

Ariel's not scared - she jumped right in!

Raglan Groms......

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NZ Travel Log 0214 – Raglan and Valentines Day

Maria "Spunk" Brophy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:59:46 +0000

It’s Valentine’s Day, but we forgot about it. That kind of thing usually happens when we travel – a few years back we were in Australia and forgot that it was Easter. Luckily, Becca, the cool chick we were staying with in Sydney, remembered and she hid a bunch of chocolate eggs for Wiggs, who was 4 at the time, all over her house. Thank God someone was thinking!

Our little piece of dirt in Raglan!

We’ve been in Raglan for 3 days now – been staying at Solscape, a lovely spot high up, overlooking Raglan Point. Drew is exhausted from getting too many 300 yard rides (lefts, mind you)! He’s been alternating between his MR Fish and his paddleboard. Wiggs’ been inventing computer hard drive technology, and I’ve been writing and reading a book titled SETTLE FOR EXCELLENCE.

Notable items:

The rain has come & gone, Drew sliced his foot up on rocks, and we’ve been camping out at Raglan Point surf spot all day.

We surf, make coffee, make lunch, relax, surf some more, make Wiggs do his school work, then drink some wine. Oh, and we take pictures for these posts!

We found bum-luck-egypt!

One really cool thing we did – drive a windy, gravel road on death-defying cliffs to a black sand beach with huge waves, surrounded by hills and nothing else.

BUT – It’s not all fun & games – tomorrow we work. Raglan Surf Co. will have Drew doing a painting demonstration. They told me they’ve been getting phone calls all week from groms wanting to come see him! It’s good to know that some people will show up.

Raglan Point - Loooong Lefts!

Hope you all have a great Valentine’s Day – we are a day ahead, so I think those of you in the states will be celebrating V Day tomorrow.

Life is Good – Drew & Maria xxoo (oh, and The Wigg)

“Life is Either A Daring Adventure, or Nothing.” Helen Keller

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