A lovely metaphor put out by Pumpkin Seed in her blog:

“Perhaps I swim against the stream simply to not be swept up in the current and it may be better to appear to be standing still than to be swimming in the wrong direction.”

The Salmon fish are fighters, different form all the other fish . . . they swim against the (main)stream.

This thought never occurred to me before this morning, while reading the White Pumpkin blog.

And it’s a lovely metaphor to have and keep.
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River Surfing – Paddle Training


Before my surf trip I decided to put the SharkSkin wet suit to the test in a very cold water of the Sava River and realize my idea about paddle training on an flowing river against the stream.

River Surfing - Paddle Training
River Surfing – Paddle Training

Downstream river surfing
Downstream river surfing

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River Wave Surfing @ Silver Dragon, China


River Wave Surfing @ Silver Dragon, China
River Wave Surfing @ Silver Dragon, China

As I was searching the web if someone had a crazy idea similar to mine, about paddle training on a surf, paddling upstream the river. I have found a really interesting and amazing video about surfing the tidal river wave in China.  A wave in the Qiantang River in China, which holds the largest tidal wave in the world, which can go up as high as 30 feet, travelling up to 25 miles per hour. Surfers call it the Silver Dragon.
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SharkSkin Surf Training @ Lake Bohinj


Lake Bohinj, The Heart Of The Alps
Lake Bohinj, The Heart Of The Alps

SharkSkin Wetsuite was put to the test, before the ocean once more. This time on a paddle training afternoon at the heart of the Alps, Lake Bohinj. I am starting to love this wet-suite more and more, as it continues to amaze me, more and more.  Every time I put it on this pleasant, non-tight, warm feeling wet-suit, it feels just great. The thing about this wet suit is that it has all the advantages of a normal 3/2 wet suit on, but feeling like you have nothing on. Really a perfect feeling of freedom.
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Surf Chill-Out Music


Exactly 7 days from today, I will be airborne on the flight to Lisbon with my friends Domen and Ana . . .
on our way to another great surfing adventure.

Chill-out Ocean
Chill-out Ocean

It’s kind of a mixed emotions day.
On one hand it’s a feeling of anticipation. I truly can not wait any longer to catch some wave!
From this point of view; It’s a loooooong seven days to go.
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No Matter What


No Mater What
No Matter What . . .

No matter what challenge life may throw at you,
It’s always best to face it head on.

Even the worse situations are not as bad as they may seen on the first sight.
And each such situation is  great opportunity to truly teach our-selves how to keep our focus and stand our ground and not get washed away, even by the strongest swells of life.

Just need to hold on tight,  (to your dream)
cause the bright sun-light,
is always in the line of sight.

Sunrise Of The New Light (photo Owned by captainkimo.com)
Sunrise Of The New Light (photo Owned by captainkimo.com)

Swell Of Waves In The Sky


Just found this amazing dreamy photo on Google tonight. And I just had to share this with everyone. It’s such an amazing sight to be seen. I really wish to see in in person some day.

And after seeing it, I imediately started to wonder how this can happen and if it is maybe Photoshop edited. And the website that posted the photo had an answer right below the image.

“This is an example of a Kelvin-Helmholtz Wave Cloud, formed when lighter warmer air passes above denser colder air. If the difference in the speed of the two air layers is significant, this shear induces clouds with wave-like appearance to develop between the two layers. “
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