A Case For Going Surf Feral | “Sh*thole countries” are holding perfect, uncrowded waves
The “shithole countries” of the world as certain numbskulls like to refer to them are full of wonderful people, beautiful scenery, and perfect uncrowded waves. Just ask Kepa Acero who has made a life chasing after them and interacting with the locals whether he speaks their language or not. Kind gestures go a long way.
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“People would always say, ‘Fuck, I’m not going to that country,’ because of some socio-economic reason,” veteran globetrotter Kepa Acero tells Stab. “But when the Google Earth came out and everyone realized that maybe this one point somewhere could be a really good wave—that’s how I started with my trips. I saw it as an option of going to places that, maybe because of some preconceived ideas, or because there wasn’t that much information available, surfers didn’t go there.”
In recent years, Kepa’s picked up where guys like Timmy Turner, or Kevin Naughton and Craig Peterson left off. With the Internet in-hand and an open road in front of him, Kepa continues to push deeper into uncharted waters than just about any other surfer on the planet.
“To me, one of my greatest moments was in Angola,” Kepa recalls. “It was one of the waves I found on Google Earth. I really believe that nobody there had ever seen surfing before. There was a small fishing village, and when I got there, I parked my car and walked in to meet the people, and I told them I would like to surf in this place.
They said, “You can come if you want. We can give you some fish and this and that. But we don’t know what is surfing.”
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