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by **thurgood jenkins** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:01 pm

I too used to be a kok head

by **smithgrind** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:49 pm

thurgood jenkins wrote:I too used to be a kok head

Yeah?...do you keep your powder dry or base it down?

by **scratchchance** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:00 pm

Hometown

by **holddown** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:11 pm

Here's a spot by Scratch's hometown called Cliffs:

Just think, that water is warm. Hey Scratch, when are you coming to OR?

by **thurgood jenkins** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:46 pm

Some older pics me in Costa Rica Dec. 2004 hella kooking it up

mainland mexico paddle out:

utter lack of style cutty, last year mexico

by **squatty** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:01 pm

I took a trip to Tutuilla, American Samoa in 2003.
I didn't have a digital camera at the time
so I couldn't share pics till they were scanned.

I'm in the process of converting them to Jpeg.

The trip was a whole lotta fun.
These pictures are from the first day which was the most crowded day.
I believe there were four people in the water when I paddled out.

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by **rveesurfdawg** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:43 pm

Daym,
That second pic looks like a really fun left.

by **squatty** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:20 am

It is a fun left! These pics are from day number two...

Also, you gotta realize,
I wasn't about to waste time on the beach taking pictures!
I just snapped a couple photos while I waxed up!

by **squatty** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:29 am

The dude in the dress (lavalava) just got off the bus.
The buses are similar to the Philippine jeepneys. They are a made from
a Toyota pickup chasis converted to a bus
with about eight or so seats.
Each village has a couple of busses that are
their pride and joy.
They cruise the road in to Pagopago blasting music
with these big dudes hanging out the windows.
It is a sight to behold...just don't stare too long!

I don't know how they fit all those huge Samoans in there...

Future gnarly locals...

by **squatty** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:34 am

The national beer of American Samoa, VAILIMA!

After-surf partying, drinking Vailima in the rain...(I'm the bald guy.)

by **rveesurfdawg** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 6:11 pm

That F@cker looks like its throwin hollow a bit!
Daym, I need to surf soon.

Squatty, You look like my friends uncle who was a meth addict.

No offence. He's clean now. But he don't surf. At least you surf.

by **surfnride** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:03 pm

Looks like ya scored Squatty,
were those lefts as good as they look in the pics!!!

by **squatty** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:50 pm

Sorry, no meth here. Those lefts were awesome...

Getting a surfboard down to American Samoa and checked
through their customs was no easy feat.
There were times I wondered just what the heck I was doing.

That first day, I remember my first wave very well.
I remember dropping down the face and pulling in
to the barrell. I came out after a couple of seconds
and cut out of the wave.
I paddled back out and just sat there on my board
looking at the surroundings in awe.
I remember it was very surreal as I took it all in
and realized it was very much worth the trouble
to get down there.

by **squatty** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:18 pm

Speaking of meth addicts, here is a self portrait I took
after hiking to the top of Rainmaker mountain above Pagopago harbor
and a picture looking down into the harbor.
You hike up to the top of the mountain and then get these
very strong whiffs of fish from the cannery below.

by **Critter** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:37 pm

Awesome pics Squatty ! Thanks for sharing.

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