Amazing Day: John Peck and Rochelle Ballard Stop By

Today was amazing. It was one of those magical days that start off great and get better and better.

It started out with a day at the beach with my daughter. Kipp and I took our kids to the beach and did a little "daddy daycare" and surf session. There is nothing like having your kids run around and have a blast at the beach while you get to take turns surfing with your friends!

The session was super cool because I felt like a pro. It was the maiden voyage of the new board Kipp just shaped so he wanted some feedback. I got to try it out with different fin setups and multiple sessions and Kipp got all stoked as he saw all his hard work pay off by watching me have a magical session. (The board was super fun and is beautiful to boot.)

As if it couldn't get any better, as we rapped up the day I ran into Rochelle and John in the GV parking lot! Rochelle and I have been doing some work together on her new passion project Surf Into Yoga. She's in town to spread the yoga love so I talked her into starting up her own blog so she can share her journey along the way. More on that later.

After seeing them briefly I got a surprise house call by the two of them. Once they rolled up I got the pleasure of getting to know John, shoot him and gave them both a few parting gifts. (They both dug the Wax Buddy!) 

John had the most amazing van. His rolling Ashram as he calls it. He chatted with us, gave me some much needed spiritual guidance and even showed us this super cool body surf hand plan. 

All and all it was an amazing day. Never had I thought I would meet John Peck, especially at my house! Thank you Rochelle!  

If you are into yoga or want to start, check out her new DVD. I have a copy and have been practicing so I don't look lame when I go to the studio. If you want, you can save some trees and plastic and buy it as a download here. Enjoy.

Jeff Gollong Rips

I love featuring locals who rip. They go down to the same spot day after day, big or small and kill it. Jeff is one of those guys. He was born and raised in Leucadia and you will find him out in our local waters every day. 

If you surf Grandview you know you've seen him. He's the one that you see from the stairs killing it on any day and he makes you want to paddle out.

This shot was taken a week ago by Dona Wettstien. She is another GV local and caught this one while shooting her 4 yr old catch some waves.  The only thing better then the local ripper is the local ripper shot by the local photographer. Do we have some talent around here or what? Enjoy.