Surf Competition

Apollo, world's cutest puppy

We are stoked for the Volcom surf competition this weekend, mostly because it's at the Wreck, a place we surf at multiple times a week. This is also just a 5 minute walk from our house. It's our first surf competition and we're expecting Awesome. We wake up to rain and decide maybe we won't spend the whole day on the beach like we planned. But the gardener just arrived and he has the world's cutest Border Collie puppy. Yes, most puppies are cute, but this one is worth dognapping.

After playing with this cutie all morning and hoping the rain will stop, we venture forth with an old pair of jeans (Volcolm is donating them to the homeless) in search of Volcom swag and some good rides. It turns out this is a "grom" competition and all the competitors are under 18. I'm confident this 5-year-old rides better than I will in the next 3 years, at least. Impressive. There are loads of kids wandering around, a few have put on Volcom stone suits and wrestle each other until they fall over, hilarious. There's also a dj who pulled up in a Redbull branded British taxi that transforms into a badass turntable station. Beach party all day.

The Wreck

The jeans have won us some cardboard speakers and a handful of trucker hats that resemble The Creation of Adam, where Jesus hands jeans to the needy much like that famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

It's really fun watching the competition, but if you're not a surfer you probably wouldn't understand what's happening and become extremely bored.

Volcom Stone wrestling suits