Surfing as a World Journey

As mentioned in earlier posts, surfing is more than just a sport but something that you start to build your life around. Although blogging can enable you to have many connections in the virtual world, you are not physically moving anywhere, just sitting in front of a bright computer screen typing away for others to see. In surfing however, so many incredible surf spots around the planet from Chile to South Africa are at a surfer's disposal (a dream for the enthusiastic surfer). Surfer's take the best vacations possible especially if they have a couple of close friends who like to travel in order to surf. Waking up at the crack of dawn to  catch some of the swells while enjoying the beautiful scenery can be described as nothing but paradise. In other words, the closest life to utopia especially if your taking a surfing vacation in Hawaii or Fiji.  Eating, drinking, and sleeping are of course part of the vacation as well otherwise you would collapse before even getting in to the water.

If you are surfing in the South Pacific, you must take advantage of going surfing during sunset hour which is the most spectacular site to see before going to bed. Multicolored skies of purple, orange, red, yellow, and blue brings nothing but high levels of endorphins. The cycle of a surfing vacation than continues the following morning. Surfing at dawn, eating, drinking, surfing at sunset, and then bed.
The thing that is great about a surfing vacation is that although it requires many material possessions like clothing, surfboard, and other accessories, the vacation will not be too expensive because the cost of surfing is free at least financially. Food, water, and housing are the only aspects that will cost money. A surfing vacation enables a person to really experience the environment of a country. Each surf spot around the world is different with different air temperatures, water temperatures, different colors of water, coral reefs, marine life, wave conditions, and wave sizes.

A list of some great surf spots include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, France, Chile, Nicaragua, Belize, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Hawaii, California, and even New Jersey. Hawaii of course if more for experts especially during the winter swell at a surf break known as Peahi where waves can reach 20-25 meters in height! The Hawaiian summer swell however can be for beginners and intermediates. Most surf spots for travel usually produce "reasonable" size waves that can be interpreted as too big for some or too small for others. Certain surf spots to be aware of are in Tasmania where the waves are extremely dangerous and jagged rocks lie everywhere.