I was lucky enough to have Raph and Sepp Bruhwiler invite me up to Canada for this last big swell. We shot a lot, but the weather was pretty much grey the entire time, so the shots ended up being a little bland. But we still got a couple that are pretty cool. I learned a lot from those guys. Like why they enjoy shooting with Jeremy and Burky all the time: shoot the entire wave, start to finish. There were a couple money shots that I missed either because I was out of position or because I was too focused on a certain aspect of the maneuver, like the fins free blast, so I spaced shooting the bottom turn. Sepp's pretty good at reminding you that you blew it, so shooting the entire wave is now a part of my repertoire. After I was out of position and missed what would have been a great bottom turn shot, all I heard was bottom turn this and bottom turn that, so I had to redeem myself so my reputation amongst Canada's best surfers wasn't tarnished forever. I think I did ok. Even though we're technically from different countries, there's something to be said about people from the Pacific Northwest. I feel like the majority of us are down to earth, fun loving, true individuals. And the Bruhwilers and their friends are no different. As soon as I met them and started hanging out, I felt right at home, like I'd known them for years. They're a great group of guys and really a ton of fun to be around. It was a great trip and I'm looking forward to heading up there and shooting our friendly neighbors to the north real soon.
