jackovesk
12th April 2011, 16:54
:offtopic: I know but you've gotta see this Natural Phenomena and Nature at its Best & Most Bizzare!
This ones especially for Nature Lovers and those of you Avalonians that Surf...
AN Australian surfer has told of his amazing 17km ride down an Indonesian river wave where the prowling crocodiles provide motivation to stay on your board.
Dean Brady took part in a groundbreaking surfing expedition to northern Sumatra, where his team caught a wave that lasted an extraordinary 55 minutes down the Kampar River, known to the locals as Seven Ghosts. Brady, a 25-year-old from the Sunshine Coast, joined former world champion Tom Curren in an expedition to the remote river. Legend said tidal surges produced a once-a-day push of waves. Legend was right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_vmS-bCoNU
"There's driftwood everywhere because the waves just tear apart the river bank," Brady told The Australian. But the driftwood came alive. "Another guy said 'Look out, I think there's a croc'. I told the driver to go up closer and have a look. I freaked -- this thing was about 4m. It was bigger than the rubber ducky we were in."
Brady's safari began with him thinking the whole thing must be some sort of joke. Next minute, the most surreal waves of his life. He surfed Seven Ghosts for five days. The waves arrived like clockwork each day. The most incredible thing about the ride? It was the second-longest of the trip. Brazil's Bruno Santos went 25km.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmG6rmfXGA
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/nice-waves-pity-about-the-crocs/story-e6frg6nf-1226038107947
:rockon:
http://content.video.news.com.au/NDM_-_The_Australian/13/753/Image_2.jpg
This ones especially for Nature Lovers and those of you Avalonians that Surf...
AN Australian surfer has told of his amazing 17km ride down an Indonesian river wave where the prowling crocodiles provide motivation to stay on your board.
Dean Brady took part in a groundbreaking surfing expedition to northern Sumatra, where his team caught a wave that lasted an extraordinary 55 minutes down the Kampar River, known to the locals as Seven Ghosts. Brady, a 25-year-old from the Sunshine Coast, joined former world champion Tom Curren in an expedition to the remote river. Legend said tidal surges produced a once-a-day push of waves. Legend was right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_vmS-bCoNU
"There's driftwood everywhere because the waves just tear apart the river bank," Brady told The Australian. But the driftwood came alive. "Another guy said 'Look out, I think there's a croc'. I told the driver to go up closer and have a look. I freaked -- this thing was about 4m. It was bigger than the rubber ducky we were in."
Brady's safari began with him thinking the whole thing must be some sort of joke. Next minute, the most surreal waves of his life. He surfed Seven Ghosts for five days. The waves arrived like clockwork each day. The most incredible thing about the ride? It was the second-longest of the trip. Brazil's Bruno Santos went 25km.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmG6rmfXGA
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/nice-waves-pity-about-the-crocs/story-e6frg6nf-1226038107947
:rockon:
http://content.video.news.com.au/NDM_-_The_Australian/13/753/Image_2.jpg