"Radical"

The Flying Tomato

(Shaun White accepting his gold medal in Vancouver)

I love snowboarding. And at one point I was ready to pack it up, say goodbye to the coast and move to the mountains. But with anything there is always some lame shit associated with it. And basically you don't see many bikinis in altitudes above 1000 feet.

Well anyways I found this and realized how much I missed the mountains. Enjoy. The song is officially RADICAL. Throw Me The Statue About to Walk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW_79zfR8D0

Faroe Islands

"One ship drives east and another drives west

With the selfsame winds that blow.

'Tis the set of the sails, And Not the gales,

That tell us the way to go." - EW Wilcox.

The Faroe Islands are situated between Scotland and Iceland. Being on the other side of the pond they see no shortage of powerful Atlantic storms during our Winter. Check out some great video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7JDdxsALVI

Two New Correspondents

Have just checked in with Hippie Sean, who is currently living abroad in New Zealand. Last report he was on the South Island surfing point breaks with no one else in the water. He will be adding photos/music/stories/etc. and will be our Official Dirtbag Correspondent of Oceania.

Alex W. is off to Morocco for two years. He will be living in huts, working super hard and getting payed shit. However, I am sure it will be worth it.

Morocco.

And a hugely jealous congratulation goes out to Curtis S. on making it through US Coast Guard Training. I was speaking with D.B. Taylor and we were commenting on how terrible it would be to be stationed on the Gulf Coast and with Curtis' luck in life he would probably be calling Mobile, Alabama home. But that is not the case, he will spending the next few years on Maui! Congarats! Here he is on a trip to Mav's before shipping off to Basic Trainings:

Upcoming Events

This Sat. stop by and save some money for your next trip!

When: Tonight, Wed. Feb. 24th at 7:00pm
Where: Level 5 at City Stage, 21 N. Front St., downtown Wilmington
$5.00 at the door (all the treasure benefits WBLA outreach efforts and Paco Strickland).

Panama

Will be in Panama at the end of March, from the 25th thru April 4th. Will be staying at casadeestrella.com on the Azuero Peninsula.

While Dirtbags Taylor & Jess scored Santa Catalina, Panama this past summer. I will be exploring the more remote Azuero Peninsula. Which from maps I have seen holds a ton of potential.

Total trip budget including airfare will be roughly $450. Stay Tuned!

Santa Cruz Cont.