pictures are Compliments of Daniel the Isrealian Photographer/surfer friend with Dreads
Friday, October 16, 2009
photos of Darrick surfing Sri Lanka waves
pictures are Compliments of Daniel the Isrealian Photographer/surfer friend with Dreads
Surfin Aragum Bay
A fellow Surfer named Daniel was taking photos this day. He got a couple of me. ITs great to see myself surfing in a Photo!
After one week of not eating durian, I decided to get creative. I called our tuk-tuk driver in Kandy (7hours drive away from here). He was interested in bringing Chris and I 10 durian for a price of $30USA labor fee. I paid $80usa for the transportation taxi, and $60usa for the 10 durian. Next thing I knew, Cris and I are devouring delicious durian from sri lanka at our beachhut watching waves crash and birds fly....This durian love affair I have needs satiated at any price ($15/per durian is still reasonable to all the USA and AU durian lovers, and it is fresh and organic). I have found Sri Lankan durian to be sweet with very little bitter, but it has a hint of movie popcorn taste and aftertaste. The buttery salty popcorn that tasts so good at the amc theatres if you will. With out the cholesteral, msg, transfat!! it is great feeling...it puts me back to the comfy seats, A/C, and digital sound technology, and the feeling of my wonderful Brother and family with me sharing a hot afternoon movie.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Sri Lanka - Beach of Arugam Bay
quick 20second clip of the area out front our beach huts here in Aragum Bay...............
Surfing again...Aragum Bay, Sri Lanka
Aragum Bay, Sri Lanka is aquaint fishing village, dirt roads, very few tuktuks and cars and motor bikes around, smiling interested Sri Lankans around, few cafes and restaurants, coconut trees, wildlife, cows, goats, elephants, reptiles, birds singing, chilled out accomdation, white sandy beaches that go for miles and miles, AND Fun, consistent, Reeling, long, warm, Right Point Break to enjoy for hours............
Yes, its my new little paradise for about 3weeks (until Sri Lankan Visa expires....but can extend it for $30 for 3months back in Colombo).
Chris and I have found a place to stay put for a bit and get into a nice routine of:
Waking at sunrise, surfing, naping in the sun, eating:papaya, delicious mangos, pineapple, perfect tomatos and cucumbers, avocado.(durian far away, but delivery coming soon), napping/reading in the hammocks, surfing, eating, chatting, hangin with the locals answering many questions about why we aren't married, Why we eat mainly fruits, why we don't eat animals,
why we don't eat Rice and Cury which is their main food, eating 3times perday, spicy curry for breakfast anyone? (believe me I do link tons of pleasure to the curries I am seeing around here and I fantasize about eatin them, but I must remember they are predominately made with Palm Oil (which is devistating the environment, and toxic to my body), SALT, many spices that are irritants to my body, and occasianal Msg's are added...I feel soo wonderfully clean, healthy and energetic eating Fruits,
but the temptation is present unless I eat Enough fruits and then make a huge bowl of my famous....................... RAW Guacamoli
(ingredients: one avocado, 10 small tomatos, one small red onion, 4 limes squeezed, 1/4cup of diced pineapple....and WOW...hold on folks..we got a biggie here...this tastes exceptional to me..
Sri Lanka Civil War?
DONE... after 30 years of lameness, most the locals are saying they feel safest ever and are claiming it is over..the top leaders have all been captured or killed....way different vibe here it seems like than it would have been last year.....This is great for the people and they are soooooo happy to see more tourists.....so interested in us...lots of english spoken here.
Chris and I are wonderful travel buddies...we are always talking about how we can improve it tooo....like last night we decided not to talk to each other if one person is doing something (preparing food, cleaning up, organizing, walking, etc..)..only one thing at a time..we wait until the other is seated and attentive and ready..this is soo great! we enjoy silence around each other soo much and then we love our long converstations over delicious juicy fruity meals.
Many surfer girls are in this area...most people from Europe, Au, Brasil, Isreal..
Thursday, October 1, 2009
padang earthquake
Mentawaii trip postponed...., but Im Alive and kickin!! I made it through the massive earthquake in Padang, Sumatra..... 7.6 rictor scale I believe.....I was very scared, I hang on to a tree with another terrified Indonesian man, because I thought it was a tsunami coming by the loud sounds around me... I saw many casualties and hundreds of buildings were collapesed, fire, auto crashes etc... My good AU Friend Chris was outside too, so he is fine.
We organized a flight quickly as we could and made it out of that fault lined area today...I am in Kuala Lumpur for a while then headn to find some waves hopefully somewhere safer in the world.
This was my most scary experience ever, and I am very grateful and happy Chris and I and many others we had met are OK with no injuries.... We felt like more quakes are coming there soon. IT seems they have lots of people who will help, but more heavy machinery is needed to free people. I didn't feel brave enough to stay there and risk death by another quake to help others, if any of you readers are, let me know so I can help pay to get you there.
Chris and I are lucky we could afford to buy a flight and get away.
life changing for sure.
no complaints from me ever again, I hope.
We organized a flight quickly as we could and made it out of that fault lined area today...I am in Kuala Lumpur for a while then headn to find some waves hopefully somewhere safer in the world.
This was my most scary experience ever, and I am very grateful and happy Chris and I and many others we had met are OK with no injuries.... We felt like more quakes are coming there soon. IT seems they have lots of people who will help, but more heavy machinery is needed to free people. I didn't feel brave enough to stay there and risk death by another quake to help others, if any of you readers are, let me know so I can help pay to get you there.
Chris and I are lucky we could afford to buy a flight and get away.
life changing for sure.
no complaints from me ever again, I hope.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
sumatra, headn towards Mentawaiis
Chris and I are in Lake Toba area, near tuk tuk.
peaceful surroundings here! what a breath of fresh air after Kuala Lumpur and then Medan...wow I am healing from the pollution damage rapidly...resting, swiming, walking, cycling. eating yummy Papayas and bananas here. the durian is about 6 out of 10 for quality (i am ruined by Malaysian durian quality)....
Chris and I have made a great house rule....whenever we are inside the house or sleeping area we are silent. this helps us have our own time even when we are together. We both love hanging out and chatting with each other, so this keeps us more balanced. I plan to use this forever with everyone, it is wonderful because we get to enjoy each other's presence and yet share silence together.
I have heard some alarming news about vaccinations lately due to swine flu and other BS type issues....I found this and it made sense to me..........
"Fwd: Important Info about Vaccination
A revealing alliance has formed between government and vaccine manufacturers. Manufacturers are not only able to rely on government agencies (WHO, CDC) and the lackey media to hard-sell their products to the fearful public, they are also now IMMUNE from liability even if one of their products is proven to cause harm.
And now, mandatory vaccination is coming. Who owns your bloodstream -- you or the government?
Vaccination is a profit and power-driven scam.
Here's how vaccination creates the appearance of "preventing" disease: It weakens vitality, forcing the body to retain accumulated waste it would otherwise safely eliminate via constructive illnesses like colds and flus (which are easily 'cured' with fasting and rest). People only die of flu when they are already sickened by drugs and are given even more drugs to "fight" the flu. That's why people who are "immune compromised" make up the bulk of flu casualties. Here's an assignment: Find ONE person who EVER died of simple flu symptoms who responded appropriately to them, by fasting or eating very lightly, resting and refusing drugs. There aren't any! That's because when these things are done, flu symptoms resolve themselves. Flu is a self-limiting illness that never results in death when it is properly treated.
In some people, vaccines are quick poison. They cause immediate harm, such as when they kill or maim healthy babies ("crib death", autism, etc.) or cause severe "reactions". In others, they are slow. But if they appear to only harm *some* people, it's an illusion. They harm all, the harm is just not always immediately visible. At best, they contribute to degenerative disease, which takes years or decades to form.
Arm yourself with knowledge, and/or whatever seems appropriate. As someone on a discussion forum recently said, "let them come at me with a needle, I'll have my .45 and we'll see who makes the bigger hole".
Please pass the following links along to those you care about!"
http://www.whale.to:80/v/rapp.html
www.VaccinationDebate.com
peaceful surroundings here! what a breath of fresh air after Kuala Lumpur and then Medan...wow I am healing from the pollution damage rapidly...resting, swiming, walking, cycling. eating yummy Papayas and bananas here. the durian is about 6 out of 10 for quality (i am ruined by Malaysian durian quality)....
Chris and I have made a great house rule....whenever we are inside the house or sleeping area we are silent. this helps us have our own time even when we are together. We both love hanging out and chatting with each other, so this keeps us more balanced. I plan to use this forever with everyone, it is wonderful because we get to enjoy each other's presence and yet share silence together.
I have heard some alarming news about vaccinations lately due to swine flu and other BS type issues....I found this and it made sense to me..........
"Fwd: Important Info about Vaccination
A revealing alliance has formed between government and vaccine manufacturers. Manufacturers are not only able to rely on government agencies (WHO, CDC) and the lackey media to hard-sell their products to the fearful public, they are also now IMMUNE from liability even if one of their products is proven to cause harm.
And now, mandatory vaccination is coming. Who owns your bloodstream -- you or the government?
Vaccination is a profit and power-driven scam.
Here's how vaccination creates the appearance of "preventing" disease: It weakens vitality, forcing the body to retain accumulated waste it would otherwise safely eliminate via constructive illnesses like colds and flus (which are easily 'cured' with fasting and rest). People only die of flu when they are already sickened by drugs and are given even more drugs to "fight" the flu. That's why people who are "immune compromised" make up the bulk of flu casualties. Here's an assignment: Find ONE person who EVER died of simple flu symptoms who responded appropriately to them, by fasting or eating very lightly, resting and refusing drugs. There aren't any! That's because when these things are done, flu symptoms resolve themselves. Flu is a self-limiting illness that never results in death when it is properly treated.
In some people, vaccines are quick poison. They cause immediate harm, such as when they kill or maim healthy babies ("crib death", autism, etc.) or cause severe "reactions". In others, they are slow. But if they appear to only harm *some* people, it's an illusion. They harm all, the harm is just not always immediately visible. At best, they contribute to degenerative disease, which takes years or decades to form.
Arm yourself with knowledge, and/or whatever seems appropriate. As someone on a discussion forum recently said, "let them come at me with a needle, I'll have my .45 and we'll see who makes the bigger hole".
Please pass the following links along to those you care about!"
http://www.whale.to:80/v/rapp.html
www.VaccinationDebate.com
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Why Go Vegan with Madeline and Will Tuttle #380
I really enjoy hearing this wonderful guy, Will Tuttle speak about veganism...he has quite a story..read his excellent book, "The World Peace Diet"....
He looks great to me, 20 plus years vegan, 56yrs alive!.
His wife shares some animal artwork too.
Stickers
This is me in Bali sticking stickers on walls that say "Love us not eat us", and have pictures of animals on them.
Today I was in Kuala Lumpur stickng vegan stickers all over the city with Harley and Freelea. We found a print shop and made cards that say "NO Smoking Please". Traveling with a purpose like Veganism is sooooo Liberating! I can make a poluted city fun to be in now. I can turn 'frustration' from traffic and over crowds and Fast food and materialism into 'contribution', then is FUN.
D
Monday, September 14, 2009
Kuala Lumpur to Malaka
Have been enjoying all the city stimulation in KL. Massages, internet high speed, people watching, tasting many fruits and sugar cane juices, eating Malay Durians: d24, 'the king', XO, Kampung.....hanging out with Harley and Freelea wandering the city together....running around titiwangi lake and observing and hearing the wonderful birds...
Moving on south now to Malaka area, then catching a ferry boat over to Sumatra, Indonsia. We plan to enjoy the Durian in Medan area a few days then bus to Padang, Sumatra, then get a night ferry boat to Mentawaii Islands.... We will go from Siberut to Sipora and get nesteled into a rugged tropical minimalistic acomodation for $5/night....NO motorbikes, cars, noise...ONLY pure pristine islands for enjoying nature, surfing excellent waves, freediving, bird watching, eating papayas, coconuts, bananans and we are bringing many Dates and Raisins to soak and make banana puddings and porridge type textures.
Chris Bartel is my traveling mate now....he is sooooo cool...he is approx 31yrs and from AU...we have many similar interests most importantly is that we are living a Fruitarian eating vegan lifestyle.
Chris is a professional freediver...he can go down under up to 100feet without oxygen, he can hold his breath 5minutes!! He is teaching me...I am loving this too.... I can go down 30feet now and hangout there approx 90 minutes with out air...it is sooo free and meditating under with all the sea life, tame and loving big fish and turtles....free diving is soo simple and perfect.
Chris and I will be in Mentawaii area for up to 60 days with no phone or internet...we are disconnecting
Moving on south now to Malaka area, then catching a ferry boat over to Sumatra, Indonsia. We plan to enjoy the Durian in Medan area a few days then bus to Padang, Sumatra, then get a night ferry boat to Mentawaii Islands.... We will go from Siberut to Sipora and get nesteled into a rugged tropical minimalistic acomodation for $5/night....NO motorbikes, cars, noise...ONLY pure pristine islands for enjoying nature, surfing excellent waves, freediving, bird watching, eating papayas, coconuts, bananans and we are bringing many Dates and Raisins to soak and make banana puddings and porridge type textures.
Chris Bartel is my traveling mate now....he is sooooo cool...he is approx 31yrs and from AU...we have many similar interests most importantly is that we are living a Fruitarian eating vegan lifestyle.
Chris is a professional freediver...he can go down under up to 100feet without oxygen, he can hold his breath 5minutes!! He is teaching me...I am loving this too.... I can go down 30feet now and hangout there approx 90 minutes with out air...it is sooo free and meditating under with all the sea life, tame and loving big fish and turtles....free diving is soo simple and perfect.
Chris and I will be in Mentawaii area for up to 60 days with no phone or internet...we are disconnecting
Monday, September 7, 2009
moving on from Ko Phangan
Hey friends and family!
AFter about two months on the island we are heading on. Chris and I are now visiting PrimalDurian's place (AKA Trevor and his wife, PUNG)....They are so hospitible! setting us up with nice sleeping pads, blankets, mossie nets on there veranda across from a fresh cool, crisp, natural river. The scenery in this area is sooo lush...surrounded by mountains and hills and greenery and trees. A Quaint little village with very friendly and interested Thai kids and families...no other white people in site.
I Woke up and did some stretches, had a chat with Chris as he was eating a delicious watermelon, then we headed into the river for a swim, followed by some weightlifting (using river rocks!), then some sun baking. I then cycled to the village market to buy some chempadeks and bananas with Trevor, the Chemps smell sooooo amazing!
Every day in Every way I feel more and more fortunate and grateful for my life. Being so close to nature 24/7 has been life altering for me. HOw fresh and vibrant I feel after a swim in a cool organic river followed by a nice sweet thai coconut water.
Heading to feast on Malaysian Durian in couple days.
Meetin Harley and Freelea near KL for some durian tasting.
Anyone near KL next Saturday should meet up with us...we may be there Saturday through Tuesday.
ALOHA,
D
AFter about two months on the island we are heading on. Chris and I are now visiting PrimalDurian's place (AKA Trevor and his wife, PUNG)....They are so hospitible! setting us up with nice sleeping pads, blankets, mossie nets on there veranda across from a fresh cool, crisp, natural river. The scenery in this area is sooo lush...surrounded by mountains and hills and greenery and trees. A Quaint little village with very friendly and interested Thai kids and families...no other white people in site.
I Woke up and did some stretches, had a chat with Chris as he was eating a delicious watermelon, then we headed into the river for a swim, followed by some weightlifting (using river rocks!), then some sun baking. I then cycled to the village market to buy some chempadeks and bananas with Trevor, the Chemps smell sooooo amazing!
Every day in Every way I feel more and more fortunate and grateful for my life. Being so close to nature 24/7 has been life altering for me. HOw fresh and vibrant I feel after a swim in a cool organic river followed by a nice sweet thai coconut water.
Heading to feast on Malaysian Durian in couple days.
Meetin Harley and Freelea near KL for some durian tasting.
Anyone near KL next Saturday should meet up with us...we may be there Saturday through Tuesday.
ALOHA,
D
Friday, September 4, 2009
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