Just got back from my very first overseas trip a few weeks ago

....one very happy puppy

And would love to thank the wonderful crew @ the BeachHouse on the coral coast for putting up with my crap

and for making my stay with them so much fun 24/7

i spent the first part of my trip hanging out with Von Piros and his band of merry men and women

and scored waves everyday...

then after they all slowly passed off

i thought..... id have the place to myself for a while.......

chill-axe out a bit, just sit back, relax and take things easy..... Fiji Time Style Bro

hahahaha ....AS IF!!!!!!!

.....it only took 1 day and out of the blue i was joined by fellow sup frothers Mark Hatful aka. Quiver Caddy

and the Woolgoolga Grommet Sup Squad Crew that only live just up the road from me back in OZ

how wrong was i......

OK...... lets Rock n Roll people

and how much fun did we have....YEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

Once again a big thanks to the BeachHouse crew "for putting up with the havoc" that went down at the Bar n Pool Table each night..... and to whoeva gave me "the megaphone and free beer" to call the Cane Toad n Sand Crab races..... i bet you wont do that again next time.....lol..... now that was funny

Here's a shot of Andrew Brown BeachHouse Resort owner and full tilt sup FROTHER with all the gang and the winners after the 10k downwind sup race.

All enjoying a few corona's

and waiting for the strawberry jam n scones to be served at 3:30

...yum my favourite time of day





Some of the best parts of my trip wasn't surfing...

it was chilling hanging out with the locals...

n the local kids were my favourite.. soooo cool!!!!



A nice right just a few reef passes up from the beach house.

Got a few nice ones on this day.

And was luck that a dude from sweden had a camera and the boat guide Semi grabbed it and cracked a few shots of the Dog.






Terrorising the groms with Mark and Julie...... crack me up


The stud left-hander that sits 20+km off the coast was my favourite wave and it was offshore or crossoff nearly every day of the trip. It picked up the most swell of all the coral coast breaks and i soon became addicted to the long walling lefts.

It always had a wave and the most amazing clear water.











The bigger it got the better it would break. And the beat-downs got bigger and better too....

My leggy got caught around a coral head and i had a bit of a moment at one stage.... and that was on a small day....

Here I'm trying hard to outrun an angry lump of water on one of the wilder days....yewwwwww!!!!!

We slept good this night...





When it was small it was a lot of fun...... but getting pinned on the bottom with that backpack setup was not that fun

I ended up leaving my backpack setup with the local sup crew and hope its still in one piece when i go back...

product placement much!!!!!! lol..





I also got to use Keahi's new backpack setup while he was in the neighbourhood. We took a little adventure over to the crowded side of the island when a big swell was predicted and got to have a crack at that famous left...... some of the NICEST WAVES ON THE PLANET break along that amazing long reef pass...
I scored a few little gems this day.




Cant wait to go back!!!!!!!!!

That was frickin so nice. Cool vibes with the kids reef hangin.

And some !//))&&@@!!! surf shots. Thanks heaps for the share.

Great place, well told

Nice scrib Dog classic tale telling. The Beachouse goes through days on end of heavy action and drops back into the mellow chill when your batteries are down. If any group is thinking of going over take the Dogman and let him organise your trip , he knows the place so well now and will squeeze out every bit of action and fun for your whole crew

Every surf break is reliant on certain swell direction and wind , he will organise the Beachouse boats and be your personal guide and whether you are surfers , Sup surfers , downwinding , kiting or wind surfing, he will organise it all the day before so you know where you are going the next morning. On the off days there is also waterfall walks , horse riding and village tours and heaps of other activities at your front door , plus the place is really kid & baby friendly.

Roger will be the last one to bed every night and the first one up in the morning.. For more info on your Dogman adventure in Fiji contact him on thadogman@hotmail.com he was an integral part of organising the whole film crew for Living The Stoke 2 and I couldn't have done it without him.

Andrew Brown the owner of the Beachouse has Sup boards for hire and is also bringing in a heap of 14 footers for the epic downwind conditions similar to the Maliko Gulch in Hawaii straight out front with a pick up service , so for the downwind crew this is great trip at a fraction of the cost of an Hawaiian holiday and it's such a family friendly place. Fly out of Aus in the morning and be in the water just after lunch

Hay Doggy , it was a grate trip . I am in for net year ,it should be an annual event .
maybe take the Puppies .

Thanks for putting that on the site Dogman.

I've only recently gotten into SUPing and my addiction is growing so your photos and blurb are inspirational.