Why New Zealand Is Surfing’s Incorruptible Eden | Wave-rich yet unexploited for a reason
New Zealand… it’s just like Canada but with really good waves all over the place.
If you’re expecting an article about the hardships of cold and driving and whatnot that make NZ still not blown out, well that’s not what this is about at all. In fact it’s advertorial suggesting you rip up your Rip Curl wettie into stubbie coolers. That’s right Monster Children is getting savage!
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Now I’ve been on these sorts of trips, and if you’re not careful the fun/surf equilibrium can get out of whack. In New Zealand especially—due to the number of spots and the fact that you can drive from one side of the island to the other in a couple of hours—your surf trip can easily turn into the Dakar Rally. On the other hand, a few bad (see: good) eggs thrown into the mix can lead to everyone having too good of a time, and the trip turning into a, “our drinking team has a surfing problem” kind of affair. Chippa says that on this occasion, they got it just right. “We had an epic crew and everyone was in good spirits even when the wave hunting got tough,” he says before adding, “As long as everyone jumped in the ocean and had a beer in their hand by three it was all good.”
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