2012_07 - what to think?

after much persuasion, my sis finally got a camera. not what I had in mind, her's has unlimited functions that give her the same result has I get with lots of time, hard thinking and a big dose of creativity.
she's learning camera history thru a vintage photography app. how to use filters with another app and a close result to true film photography with a different app.
apps for everything!
in the end, she's finally taking pictures, keeping stored her daily stories!

2012_07_08 - little bro

my brother was in town for a short little visit, and what a visit it was!
waterpark, coffees , barbecues, beers, surf, outstanding meals provided by our sister, motorcycle rides and a lot more! but true to the portuguese reputation, we mainly ate and drank!
without a doubt an amazing quality family time.

2012_07_04 - family time

mighty Tom preparing for one of his daily routines. showing his son, the tuffest kid I know, how balance is achieved for an outstanding way of life.

2012_07_04 - no waves, lots of beers

one of our (portuguese) surf stars came back to chill out in this little and special place.
leaving his longboards behind and the titles of national and european longboard champion, João "Furas" Veríssimo made a really awesome show for a small audience in his tiny thruster. a shame the swell didn't help out, but the good weather, amazing views and some beers improved a lot this holiday escape.

2012_06_26 - long days = more happy moments

we reached a time of the year that the days are longer, and therefore, our playtime extends substantially.

while everybody else is having dinner and thinking about how tired they are from a hard day working, Nelson Penteado does a short stop until 9 p.m. and goes to one of his playgrounds before heading home.

2012_06_24 - interesting "cosmic" people

this weekend I saw old friends and met new ones. but would like to share an interesting guy that made the prize statues. Luís Ribeiro made this amazing fins, now I got really curious to see his wood surfboards.

2012_06_24 - mighty cosmic it was

as expected, it was an amazing gathering with something similiar to a competition!
there were a couple of outstanding details that made it such a cool experience, one of them was the random selection of the board you were going to use... all different, all old, all difficult to ride!
a special thank you to the organization and the sponsors, who gave amazing prizes, like for example a really cool  Lufi thruster for the shortboard winner (provided by himself) and for the longboard a top of the line Gul Original wetsuit. Along with some surf acessories for the top athletes, this was sponsored by kavanusurf.com.
everybody got really cool t-shirts of the event that Surf Planet Sagres Surf Shop kindly gave.
their hard work and commitment made us all enjoy an incredible weekend.

I was there, where were you?