check my instagram account "coxo21" for some photos as this site is being grumpy about uploading from my phone.... will be back online on the 20th !!!  wish me luck and cheers!

all the boys have met up and we have a solid crew...all kiwis one brit and me the lone american...in a word solid!!! Not much time to write now will try and post from my notes later on...so may be a couple weeks until i can post them as i will be out on the boat in the indian ocean!!! The mentawai islands await and everyone is super fired up. Its great to meet my kiwi friends Mike buddies from high school and a good mate from the raleigh rugby days... both dominic and i fit in just fine even being the odd balls out with the key words being balls out!!! good kiwi humor is a must and just awesome. definitely reliving some beautiful highlights from the 2011 world cup...and one of the most beautifully awesome countries in the world.  The stoke among the group is indescribable.

 

the clock is ticking

Not much to report from a day in Singapore...sentosa trip was exhausting and too much of a theme park...the wave house had only one wave machine going and not the one that produces the tube/barrel...then it ended up raining all day! However i wasn't on a plane so it was all good!  I enjoyed seeing a new city and having good food....even though beers were $14 US at decent eateries and seemed to go up as the night went on.  Sales stopped at 1030pm at 7-11. and some restaurants served until 1159pm but only certain few...so that was interesting.  Again however, I wasn't couped up in a cylindrical jet ship hurling through the air, so i enjoyed myself and the sites.

But time is ticking and i can't wait any longer...need water need surf!!!

Been wetting appetite with these...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm49yEL6ca4

also a picture from last night while eating a fine dinner at a place called Indochine

Good Morning Singapore

Got some decent rest last night after a 4 different airports in 3 different countries. It had almost been 2 days since a shower and laying my head flat on a bed so at the very least i was happy with that very simple treat.  I feel great however since i was able to get some quality shuteye on the 13 hour portion of my flight to Japan.  So the 5 or 6 hours of sleep acquired last night i am ready to enjoy the layover day in Singapore.  Seems i will miss the big 50 year anniversary city wide celebration this weekend...but that's ok, i'd rather be on another plane to meet up with friends in a equatorial paradise with luscious waves to enjoy!!!  On that note, I plan to spend part of today at Sentosa park...a giant all encompassing park of entertainment that also has a kick ass wave house / pool.  I don't think i will waste much time with the rest of the park which seems like universal studios meets Godzilla in the outback of the rocky mountains of the caribbean!!  Anyway, it will be nice to knock off some travel rust and get wet, get my legs back under me and enjoy some manufactured surf. Right now however, its time for some breaky as i am hungry and need some fuel.

view from the adler hostel across the street china town!

i think im turning Japanese i think im turning Japanese i really think so!

A Huge Trip is Nigh INDONESIA its time to FLY!!!

Okay... Well finally getting around to restarting this sucka....jeez hard to believe it's been 4 years since the NZ and Oz trip, Glad to be embarking on an equally challenging and fun trip!

As always please check out the site below and pay some mind to your local beach or favorite stream, lake or mountain.

http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog