BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 -May 10th - Saturday

MAY 10TH,2014-   SATURDAY - BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014

SATURDAY, I WOKE UP I ACCESSED THE INTERNET THROUGH TIM 3G, AND WATCHED ASP WEBCAST WITH COMPETITION SCHEDULE. THE WOMEN' COMPETITION ROUND 4. I WENT TO CENTRAL AND WENT TO BARRA, REACHING THERE AT 8:43 AM, IT WAS AT HEAT 3 OF ROUND 4.
THE THIRD HEAT WAS WON BY NIKKI VAN DJIK(AUS). NIKKI IS SO SYMPATIC, AND I TOOK MANY PICTURES OF NIKKI AND TATIANA WESTON WEBB(HAW) TATIANA WAS BORN IN PORTO ALEGRE, AND WENT TO HAWAII SO CHILD, ALSO WAS SO NICE WITH THE FANS. I ALSO TOOK SILVANA LIMA'S PICTURE IN GUARD RAILS.
WHEN I ARRIVED AT EVENT THE RECEPTION GIRL LET ME KNOW THAT AFTER THE WOMEN'S COMPETITION WOULD START MEN'S. SO WE WOULD HAVE A LONG SATURDAY, WITH MANY HEATS. MEANWHILE I KNEW A TALL GIRL ON THE BEACH. SHE JUST SPOKE ENGLISH SO WE STARTED A CONVERSATION. SHE WAS FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA.
AND HAD LIVED IN HAWAII, AND LOVED SURF. I ASKED IF SHE WAS WITH SOME SURFER, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY GENERALLY TRAVEL WITH A FRIEND, SOMEBODY ELSE... SHE SAID THAT WAS WITH HER MOTHER. SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO PRONOUNCE "HALEIWA". SHE SAID THE "W" HAS "V" SOUND WHEN BETWEEN VOWELS IN HAWAIIAN ENGLISH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I SHOULD STUDY HAWAIIAN ENGLISH BEFORE TO TRAVEL TO HAWAII.

ROUND 4 - WOMEN'S COMPETITION RESULTS:

HEAT 1 - PAULINE ADO(FRA) 11.93 x 10.84 SILVANA LIMA(BRA)
HEAT 2 - ALESSA QUIZON (HAW) 14.94 X 11.50 MALIA MANUEL(HAW)
HEAT 3 - NIKKE VAN DIJK (AUS) 11.17 x 6.43 TATIANA WESTON WEBB(HAW)
HEAT 4 - COCO HO (HAW) 15.26 x 13.90 LAURA ENEVER(AUS)

MEN'S COMPETITION
THE ROUND 2 STARTED ON:
HEAT 1
MICK FANNING(AUS) x DAVI DO CARMO(BRA)
-TWO CHAMPIONS,DAVI, SURF BRAZILIAN CHAMPION IN 2013, AND THE 3X-2007,2009,2013 WORLD CHAMPION MICK FANNING. I STAYED CLOSE TO DAVI, I TRIED TO CLICK HIM WITHOUT DISTURB HIM, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AT CONCENTRATION TIME IS NO GOOD TO ASK FOR ANYTHING TO SURFERS OR ANY POINT ATLHETES. DAVI LOOKED CONCENTRADED IN THE SEA WITH FOCUS, AS PLANNING HOW TO ENTER THE WATER, HOW TO GO OUTSIDE, HOW TO TAKE SURF MANEUVERS, AND SUDDENLY MICK FANNING SHOWED UP AFTER A HARD WARM UP LISTENING MUSIC WITH HIS HEADPHONE SET. SINCE IMBITUBA MICK USED TO LISTEN MUSIC BEFORE THE HEATS.
AT HEAT 2 KELLY SLATER WOULD FACE THE WILD CARD PETERSON CRISANTO(BRA).
DAVI WITH A CONSISTENT SURF AND A POWER APPROACH WON THE GREAT CHAMPION MICK FANNING(AUS) AT "POSTINHO".

AFTER ON I MET CJ HOBGOOD, AND TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE 2001 WORLD CHAMPION. I GUESS MAYBE HE REMIND ME FROM IMBITUBA, SC. HE ALWAYS CAME TO BRAZIL IN THESE SEVEN EVENTS. HE IS SO NICE PERSON, AND SO EXPERIENCED IN WCTS. I LIKE HIS CLASSICAL STYLE. I SAW SOME SURF MOVIE WITH HIM. HE IS A REFERENCE TO SURF. KELLY DEFEATS PETERSON CRISANTO.,AND FOLLOWING THE ROUND 2.

AT HEAT 3 - ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)CHAMPION BILLABONG RIO PRO 2011 IN ARPOADOR BEACH, DEFEATS AUSTRALIAN GLENN HALL(IRE) WHO IS AUSTRALIAN BUT DEFENDS IRELAND IN WCT. ADRIANO DE SOUZA IS ALWAYS NICE WITH BRAZILIAN FANS.
AT THIS MOMENT, I WENT TO PADARIA DA BARRA, TO HAVE A BREAK, DRINK A COKE ,EAT ANYTHING: AS MY FRIEND SAYS - REMAKE ME! WHEN I WAS BACK, THE HEAT 7 WITH OWEN WRIGHT(AUS) AND TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF) WOULD ENTER THE WATER.

IN PREVIOUS HEATS THE RESULTS WERE:
HEAT 4 -JULIAN WILSON(AUS) DEFEATS BRETT SIMPSON(USA)
HEAT 5 - MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF) dEFEATS RAONI MONTEIRO(BRA)
HEAT 6 - DION ATKINSON(AUS) DEFEATS CJ HOBGOOD(USA)

IN THIS DAY, STARTING RAINING STRONGLY AT POSTINHO IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING. DURING THE RAIN I STAYED AT SURFBOARDS RANCH. BUT LATER ON THE RAIN WENT DOWN AND STOPPED AT ALL.
AT HEAT 7 -TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF) DEFEATS OWEN WRIGHT(AUS) WHO HAD A NICE BEGINNING IN 2010 IMBITUBA SC, WHEN HE ENTERED THE SURF ELITE, BUT WAS INJURED LAST YEAR. OWEN ALWAYS IS SO HARD TO DEFEAT. HE IS FAST, STRONG AND TALL, AND SURF WITH NO FEAR.

AT HEAT 8 ARITZ ARAMBURU DEFEATS FILIPE TOLEDO(BRA) WHO WAS THE EMINENCE ON THE FIRST DAY, ROUND 1, WITH HIS AERIALS.
ARITZ WAS SO SYMPATIC WITH FANS ATTENDING EVERYBODY WITH CARE.THE SURF FANS IN BRAZIL ARE SO NICE WITH THE SURFERS. I THINK IT IS THAT WAY IN ALL MAIN SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL, FORMULA 1, BASKETBALL, VOLEYBALL, AND SO ON...
AT HEAT 9- ALEJO MUNIZ(BRA) X FREDDY PATACCHIA(HAW)
ALEJO MUNIZ(BRA) ATHLETE FROMM BOMBINHAS, SC, THAT NOWADAYS LIVE IN RIO DE JANEIRO AND HAWAIIAN FRED PATACCHIA(HAW) AFTER 30 MINUTES COMPETITION REACHED THE SAME GRADE: 13.83, BUT ALEJO DEFEATS FREDY, BECAUSE HE HAD SURFED THE BEST WAVE. ALEJO IS ALSO SO SYMPATIC WITH THE FANS.
AT HEAT 10- BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS) X MATT WILKINSON(AUS)
BEDE WON THE FIRST WCT I WENT IN "PRAIA DA VILA", IMBITUBA, SC. HE DEFEATED HIS COUNTRYMAN MATT WILKISON THAT ALREADY WON A SURF PRIME EVENT IN SAQUAREMA, RJ.

AT HEAT 11- SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW) X JEREMY FLORES(FRA) .
SEBASTIAN IS SO NICE AND FEELING SO BETTER THAN HIS FIRST YEAR IN BRAZIL, SURFED WITH POWER TO DEFEATS JEREMY FLORES(FRA) WHO ALREADY WON THE PIPELINE MASTERS IN HAWAII 2012, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SURF EVENT COMPETITION.

AT LAST HEAT 12-ADRIAN BUCHAN(AUS) DEFEATS ADAM MELLING(AUS)
ROUND 2 RESULTS:
HEAT 1 -MICK FANNING(AUS) 11.26 X 14.93 DAVID DO CARMO(BRA)
HEAT 2 -KELLY SLATER(USA) 11.84 X 6.77 PETERSON CRISANTO(BRA)
HEAT 3 -ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA) 12.66 X 11.66 GLENN HALL(IRE)
HEAT 4 -JULIAN WILSON(AUS)15.37 X 15.13 BRETT SIMPSOM(USA)
HEAT 5 -MICHEL BOUREZ(PYF)13.26 X 11.40 RAONI MONTEIRO(BRA)
HEAT 6 -CJ HOBGOOD(USA) 12.30 X 12.56 DION ATKINSON(AUS)
HEAT 7 -OWEN WRIGHT(AUS)11.17 X 12.67 TRAVIS LOGIE(SAF)
HEAT 8 -MIGUEL PUPO(BRA) 9.60 X 14.06 ARITZ ARAMBURU(SPA)
HEAT 9 -FREDERIC PATACCHIA(HAW)13.83 X 13.83 ALEJO MUNIZ(BRA)
HEAT 10-BEDE DURBIDGE(AUS)14.10 X 10.10 MATT WILKINSON(AUS)
HEAT 11-SEBASTIAN ZIETS(HAW)15.70 X 14.70 JEREMY FLORES(FRA)
HEAT 12-ADRIAN BUCHAN(AUS) 10.50 X 9.34 ADAM MELLING(AUS)

THE CELL BATTERY FINISHED AT THIS HEAT. FORTUNATELLY I COULD DO MY JOB AT ALL. THEY ADVISE, THAT THE COMPETITION WAS CONFIRMED TO SUNDAY "THE MOTHERS DAY", AND WOULD FINISHED ON MONDAY, AS THE SWELL WAS LEAVING AWAY. THAN THE PRESSURE WAS GOING DOWN, JUST MORE TWO COMPETITION DAYS. EACH YEAR IS DIFFERENT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS UPCOMING SITUATION AND HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED WITH 12 DAYS WINDOW AND START THE FIRST DAY "ON" AND FINISH ON THIRD OR FOUTRH DAY, SO FAST.

 

 

 

BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 - May 9th, Friday - Lay day -

MAY 09TH, 2014 - FRIDAY - BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014

- "LAY DAY"

I WOKE UP SO EARLY AND WENT TO CENTRAL STATION, HAD MY PURE COFFEE, SANDWICH AND CAUGHT THE 309 LINE BUS TO BARRA. I ARRIVED AT EVENT - POSTINHO, THE EVENT WAS OFF, LAY DAY FOR EVERYBODY.

I STAYED THERE FOR WHILE, TOOK SOME PICTURES, I SAW AN INTERVIEW WITH MIGUEL PUPO(BRA). I TOOK A MIGUEL PUPO'S PICTURE. MIGUEL IS SO NICE, HE ALWAYS ATTENDED ME WELL, I ALREADY TOOK A PUPO'S PICTURE IN 2012.

AT THIS MOMENT THE EVENT WAS SO CALM DOWN, SO I TOOK NEW ASP LOGOS PICTURES AS WELL SAMSUNG GALAXY STRUTURE.AND I ALSO CLICKED THE FLAGS, RESULTS PANELS, THE GENERATORS, MAIN ANTENNA, THE WIRE FENCE, AND SO ON.

BY 9:30 AM I WENT TO "PADARIA DA BARRA" BARRA'S BAKERY, WHERE MANY LOCAL SURFERS GO, TO HAVE A SNACK, A COFFEE, A SOFT DRINK...

IN 2011 I JUST PASSED AWAY THIS STREET - OLEGARIO MACIEL ST., BUT IN 2012 THE EVENT MOVED TO POSTO 2-POSTINHO, SO I KNEW 'PADARIA DA BARRA" I REMIND A DOWNTOWN BAKERY IN IMBITUBA WHERE I HAD COFFEE WITH PASTRY WHEN I ARRIVED FROM GAROPABA AND WHERE SURFERS GO TOO. MR. SEBASTIAN ROJAS ALWAYS WAS THERE SO EARLY TO HAVE BREAKFAST. I JUST HAD A 600 ml COKE TO REFRESH A WHILE, NOTE SOME DETAIL, DRAW A PLAN AND SO...

AFTER THE BREAK, TOOK THE BUS LINE 360 AND GOT OFF IN COPACABANA BEACH IN THIS NEIGBORHOOD ARE MANY TOP 5 STARS HOTELS IN FRONT OF THE BEACH...I FOLLOWED THE WAY TO LEME BEACH, TO GO TO SHOPPING SUL, TO CHECK OUT SOME ELETRONIC PRODUCTS..I ALSO WAS LOOKING FOR A BOOK AT A BOOKSTORE.

I WAS LOOKING FOR A TABLET AT LOJAS AMERICANAS, SO I DECIDED TO HAVE A SOFT DRINK CAN AND A SNICKER, SOMETIMES IT IS GOOD TO EAT SOMETHING SWEET. I WENT DOWNSTAIRS, ACCESSED A BIG MONITOR TOUCH SCREEN WITH THE SHOPPING DIRECTIONS. I LOVE COMPUTERS, MUSIC AND SPORTS, NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS ORDER.

AFTER GOING AROUND AT SHOPPING RIO SUL IN BOTAFOGO, I TOOK A BUS TO CENTRAL. THE WEATHER WAS CHANGING SEEMED THAT WOULD RAIN SOON. I ALREADY KNOW A LITTLE RIO DE JANEIRO WEATHER FORECAST. ALWAYS IT RAINED DURING THE EVENTS IN RIO, SINCE 2011, THE YEAR THAT I GUESS HAD RAINED MORE SINCE THE EVENT MOVED TO RIO.

AT THIS DAY I GOT OFF AT RIO BRANCO, DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET, AND WENT TO TIM STORE. I ASKED TO CHECK MY 21 RIO DE JANEIRO CHIP, THAT I HAD SINCE LAST YEAR, AS IT WAS OK, I RECHARGED THE CELL CREDITS AND ASKED ABOUT TO SEND IMAGES FILES TO POST AT BLOG/SITE. AND SO ON I ACCESSED THE INTERNET TO FOLLOW THE WCT NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 - May 8th, Thursday

MAY 08TH, 2014 - THURSDAY - BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014

 WOMEN'S COMPETITION

ON THURSDAY, I WOKE UP EARLY TOOK MY BACKBAG, AND LEFT... WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE HOTEL I SAW SOME BUSES GOING THROUGH. I TOLD THE RECEPTIONIST THAT DURING THE EVENTS WOULD BE BETTER TO STAY IN BARRA DA TIJUCA, BECAUSE THERE IS SO FAR WAY. BUT THE LODGING HOUSE AT BARRA IS SO EXPENSIVE. MY DREAM IS TO LIVE IN BARRA, RIO DE JANEIRO, RENT A STUDIO, CLOSE TO THE SHORE, WITH INTERNET ACCESS, AND WORK WITH PRIVATE ENGLISH CLASSES, BLOGS, SITES, TRANSLATIONS, VERSIONS. EVERYTHING WILL BE OK, BUT EVERYTHING HAS ITS TIME, ITS RHYTHM.

I ARRIVED AT CENTRAL STATION, MAIN BUS, UNDERGROUND AND TRAIN TERMINAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO DOWNTOWN, THERE WERE NO BUSES TO BARRA AND NOWHERE. SO I HAD MY PURE COFFEE, AND SANDWICH, AT THE SAME PLACE.
SO, I WENT TO DOWNSTAIRS, BOUGHT A SUBWAY TICKET, AND I GOT THE SUBWAY. I THOUGHT THE COMPOSITION WOULD BE CROWDED, BUT FORTUNATELLY WAS NOT. A NICE DARK GIRL GAVE ME SOME INFORMATION, THE "CARIOCAS" LIKE TO HELP, BESIDES EVERYBODY REALIZES I AM NOT FROM RIO WITH THE THIS SOUTH ACCENT.
THE TRAIN ARRIVED IN IPANEMA, THE LAST STOP, I WENT UPSTAIRS THROUGH SCALATORS, TO GENERAL OSÓRIO SQUARE, TO WAIT THE LINE BUS 525, THAT WOULD GO TO BARRA. FIFTY MINUTES PASSED AWAY AND THE BUS DID NOT SHOW UP SO I DECIDED TO GO AWAY. SOME PEOPLE TOOK TAXI, SOME THE COLLEAGUE PICKED THEM UP, SOME GAVE UP.
SO I STARTED WALKING TO FOLLOW MY PLAN GO TO BARRA THROUGH VIDIGAL. I WENT WALKING TO LEBLON. IT STILL WAS EARLY, SO ASKED TO A MOTOBOY, HOW TO REACH BARRA, ABOUT THROUGH VIDIGAL???
HE ANSWERED - NO WAY, THAT WAY IS DANGEROUS, YOU HAVE TO WALK CLOSE TO THE WALL, AND SUDDENLY YOU CAN FALL DOWN IN THE WATER, IT WAS SO HIGH. HE SAID TO TURN RIGHT THE NEXT STREET AND FOLLOW THE PRUDENTE DE MORAIS ST. WHERE MANY BUSES CROOSED AWAY. THE MOTOBOY WAS SO RIGHT, I WAS GOING IN THIS STREET AND MANY BUSES SHOWED UP. BUT THE OPERATOR COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR, BECAUSE WAS SO CROWDED. CLOSE TO ALAH GARDEN, BEFORE LEBLON SHOPPING.
A LINE 332 BUS STOP AND OPENED THE DOOR. SO I PAYED DIRECTLY TO DRIVER, HE WAS ALONE, BUT THE BUS WAS SO CROWDED.
THIS LINE STOPS AT FOOTBRIDGE IN FRONT OF OLEGARIO MACIEL ST. SO IT IS JUST FOLLOW IN DIRECTION TO POSTINHO, WHERE WAS THE EVENT. THANKS GOD I ARRIVED! IN 2011 THE EVENT WAS "POSTO 4", CLOSE TO SHERATON HOTEL. IT WAS LOST FOR AT THE FIRST TIME IN RIO, BUT I TOOK ADRIANO DE SOUZA'S PHOTO, WHO WAS THE CHAMPION, IN ARPOADOR BEACH,FACING THE THREE TIMES CHAMPION IN BRAZIL, TAJ BURROW.
I ARRIVED AT EVENT AT 9:40 AM AND TOOK SOME BANNERS(BLOG/SITE) PICTURES, NOT ON THE SHORE, BUT FROM THE STREET VIEW; WITH MORE LIGHT, ENHANCING THE COLLORS, THE FLAGS, THE GREEN VEGETATION AND THE SAND.
I TOOK MANY PHOTOS, AND AFTER WENT TO RECEPTION TO LEAVE THE BANNER BAMBOO STICKS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, TO GO AROUND THE EVENT WITH THEM IN THE BACKBAG,SO I COMMENTED WITH THE NICE RECEPTION GIRL THAT I WAS LATE, DUE THE BUS STRIKE, AND SHE REPLAYED:
- DO NOT WORRY, EVERYBODY IS LATE TODAY.
SHE ALWAYS HAD THE RIGHT WORDS TO RIGHT MOMENTS SO I WENT TO THE SHORE, TO FOLLOW THE HEAT 5 OF ROUND 2 WOMEN'S COMPETIION.

WOMEN'S - ROUND 2 RESULTS:
HEAT 1- ALESSA QUIZON(HAW)13.77 x 11.07 DIMITY STOYLE(AUS)
HEAT 2- COCO HO(HAW) 14.10 x 13.87 JOANNE DEFAY(FRA)
HEAT 3- SILVANA LIMA(BRA)15.43 x 15.10 STEPHANIE GILMORE(AUS)
HEAT 4- TATIANA WESTON-WEBB(HAW) 15.00 x 8.17 BIANCA BUITENDAG(SAF)
HEAT 5- MALIA MANUEL(HAW)12.43 x 10.00 ALANA BLANCHARD(HAW)
HEAT 6- PAULINE ADO(FRA)14.07 x 13.13 PAIGE HAREB(NZL)

AROUND MIDDAY THE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED AN AUSTRALIAN AUTHOGRAP SESSION AT SAMSUNG GALAXY SPACE AT EVENT, WHERE ANYBODY COULD PARTICIPATE IN SAMSUNG CIRCUIT OF THE NEW CELL S5 AND RECEIVE BALLS, ECOBAGS, OR TOWELS - SAMSUNG ON THE BEACH.
THE HEAT WAS FINISHING AND MALIA MANUEL(HAW) WON HIS COUNTRYWOMAN ALANA BLANCHARD(HAW).
AND PAULINE ADO(FRA) AND PAGE HAREB(NZL) WERE ENTERING THE WATER TO THE LAST HEAT OF ROUND 2. IN THIS HEAT PAULINE DEFEATED PAGE.
IN ROUND 3
HEAT 1
LAKE PETERSON(USA) x SILVANA LIMA(BRA) x MALIA MANUEL(HAW)
LAKE(USA) SURFED WITH A LOT CONCENTRATION AND POWER AND WON THIS HEAT.
HEAT 2
CARISSA MOORE(HAW) X ALESSA QUIZON(HAW) X PAULINE ADO(FRA)
THE HAWAIIAN WOMEN'S CHAMPION CARISSA MOORE WON THE HEAT OVER ALESSA, AND PAULINE AND WENT DIRECTLY TO QUARTERFINALS .
HEAT 3
TYLER WRIGHT(AUS) X NIKKI VAN DIJK(AUS) X LAURA ENEVER(AUS)
TYLER, THE COLGATE PLAX RIO PRO 2013 WOMEN'S CHAMPION DEFEATED LAURA ENEVER(AUS) AND NIKKI, ALSO WOULD BE IN QUARTERFINALS.
LAST HEAT 4
SALLY FITZGIBBONS(AUS) X COCO HO(HAW) X TATIANA WESTON WEBB(HAW)
SALLY,THE WOMEN'S BILLABONG RIO PRO 2012 CHAMPION AT BARRA DEFEATED COCO AND TATIANA AND WAS THE LAST CLASSIFIED TO THE QUARTERS.
WOMEN'S ROUND 3 RESULTS:
HEAT 1. L. PETERSON(USA)17.13 X S. LIMA(BRA) 14.73 X M. MANUEL(HAW)12.03
HEAT 2. C. MOORE(HAW) 13.23 x A. QUIZON(HAW)11.83 X PAULINE ADO(FRA) 8.67
HEAT 3. T. WRIGHT(AUS)12.60 X N. VAN DIJK(AUS)10.77 X LAURA ENEVER(AUS) 10.20
HEAT 4. S. FITZGIBBONS(AUS)13.03 X COCO HO(HAW)12.46 X T.WESTON-WEBB(HAW)10.20

THIS THURSDAY THE EVENT FINISHED SO EARLY, AROUND 2:00 PM OR BEFORE... I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE "QUEBRA MAR", SO I TOOK THIS DAY FOR. I WENT THERE WALKING 10 OR 15 MINUTES BY PEPÊ AVENUE, TILL TO ARRIVE AT QUEBRA MAR, MANY BIG ROCKS ON THE OCEAN, AND THE CHANNEL TO BARRA, BEAUTIFUL PLACE, WITH THE WAVES SEEMED HIGHER THAN POSTINHO. WHEN I WAS GOING TO QUEBRA MAR I MET GABRIEL MEDINA(BRA) AND HIS FRIENDS. THEY WERE LEAVING A HOTEL AT BARRA.
I SAID -"VAMOS GANHAR! -LET'S WIN!
AND HE ANSWERED - BELEZA! (WONDERFULL!).
THE QUEBRA MAR IS AN ENERGY PLACE, THE BOATS ENTRANCE TO BARRA CHANNEL, SORROUND BY MOUNTAINS AND HILLS. THE PLACE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND DIFFERENT.
FROM QUEBRA MAR WE MAY SEE THE EVENT AT "POSTO 2" A LITTLE FAR. THE WCT EVENT SPEAKERS ALWAYS USED THE QUEBRA MAR LIKE REFERENCE.THE QUEBRA MAR RECEIVED THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR IN 1989. THE SPEAKERS SAY IN QUEBRA MAR DIRECTION OR RECREIO DIRECTION.NOW I FINALLY UNDERSTAND BETTER THE QUEBRA MAR, THE CHANNEL, THE BARRA, MY LOVELY "BARRA" WHICH I KNEW ON MAY 11, 2011(TWO ELEVENS) COMING FROM "ALTO DA BOA VISTA".
I LIKE TO KNOW NEW THINGS EVERY DAY MAINLY RELATED WHAT I LIKE MORE AS SURFING, TRIPS, TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC, ETC.




AFTER ON I CAUGHT A BUS TO DOWNTOWN, THE 360 LINE BUS TO COPACABANA STOPPED, AND THAN I GOT IN BECAUSE FROM COPACABANA I KNOW HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL BY WALKING, IS SO FAR AWAY BUT DEPENDING THE WAY IS NICE WALKING. THIS BUS 360 WENT TO " LARGO DA CARIOCA", WHAT WAS EXCELENT FOR ME..
SO I WENT TO HOTEL TO REST FOR WHILE, AND LATER ON WENT OUT TO PICK UP A HAMBURGUER AND FRIES.
FORTUNATELLY THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BUS STRIKE THE NEXT DAY. I THOUGHT THE EVENT MIGHT BE OFF -LAY DAY. FOR ME DID NOT MATTER, BECAUSE I JUST CAME FROM PORTO ALEGRE TO THE EVENT, SO I WOULD GO ANYWAY. MAYBE TO WATCH SOME SURF SESSION, I WAS THERE FOR THE EVENT, SO THERE IS NO WAY "NOT GO" TO MY FAVORITE BEACH, BARRA DA TIJUCA, A NICE SURFING BEACH IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 - May 7th -Wednesday -" The first day "

MAY 07TH, 2014 - WEDNESDAY - THE FIRST DAY -BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014


I WOKE UP AT 5:00 AM, TOOK MY BACKBAG THAT WAS READY, AND WENT TO THE CENTRAL STATION , FROM WHERE DEPARTS THE 309 BUS LINE TO BARRA DA TIJUCA. I ARRIVED AT STATION, DRANK A COFFEE 'PURE' AS THEY SAY, AND A "JOELHO" A KIND OF CHEESE AND HAM SANDWICH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, VERY GOOD, I USED TO EAT THIS SNACK IN RIO. I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS SANDWICH IN RS.
THIS 309 BUS LINE GOES TO BARRA, BY FLAMENGO BEACH, BOTAFOGO, JARDIM BOTÂNICO, SÃO CONRADO AND ROCINHA. THE LINE 4 UNDERGROUND PUBLIC WORKS THAT WILL LINK BARRA DA TIJUCA AT THE DOWNTOWN UNDEERGROUND NET ARE IN THIS AREA. THESE PUBLIC WORKS ARE PLANNED TO BE READY TO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO. I ARRIVED AT BARRA, AT 7:40 AM, AND WENT TO THE EVENT. ARRIVED THERE 7:51 SHARPLY. AFTER TO LEAVE MY TOWN ON MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON, AND A LONG TRIP. IT WAS EARLY WEDNESDAY, BARRA DA TIJUCA, RIO DE JANEIRO, READY TO START 2014 BILLABONG RIO PRO PHOTOS AND FILM SESSION. THIS YEAR SAMSUNG GALAXY WAS SPONSOR OF THE ASP EVENT. I LOVE THIS SPORT AND WORK, THAT I DID SINCE MARCH 2008, WHEN I STARTED TO COVER PETROBRAS- SUPERSURF TRIALS-IN PRAIA DO ROSA, SANTA CATARINA, ON WHICH MESSIAS FELIX WON. AND IN OCTOBER I WENT TO MY FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR IN IMBITUBA WHERE BEDE DURBIDGE WAS THE CHAMPION. FOR ME IT IS SO PROUND TO DO MY WORK WITH SURF, AND WAKE UP AT 5:00 AM OR EARLIER.
EVERYTHING I DO ON BLOG/SITE RELATED TO SURF, I DO WITH JOY AND HAPPYNESS BY TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE SURF WORLD, CHAMPIONS, BEACHES, COUNTRIES, EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATE IN SURF EVENTS IN BRAZIL AND OVERSEAS. I KEEP AWAITING THE AUTUMN ,THE WCT, ALL YEAR AROUND.

WHEN I ARRIVED AT SHORE, I LIKE TO STAY CLOSE THE GUARD RAILS WHERE THE SURFERS GO E RETURN THE HEAT. THE EVENT WAS IN 2ND HEAT. THE BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 HAD A COLORFUL BIG STRUCTURE, WITH THE NEW ASP LOGO, AND THE MAIN SPONSOR SAMSUNG GALAXY. THE SEA HAD GOOD CONDICTIONS, WITH WAVES 3-4 FOOT , WITH GOOD FORMATION, LIGHT WIND ON A SUNNY DAY. IT HAS JUST FINISHED THE 1ST HEAT, WON BY TIAGO PIRES(POR)WHAT TOOK HIM DIRECTLY TO ROUND 3, SENDING ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA) AND SEBASTIAN ZIETZ(HAW) TO ROUND 2-. I ENJOY THE SURF EVENTS IN BARRA DA TIJUCA, THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN COLORNESS WAVES. I COULD NOT FORGET THE SURF MUSIC, AS THE AUSTRALIAN 'MIDNIGHT OIL', AND SO... PLAYING DIRECT AT THE EVENT.


THE 2ND HEAT WAS IN THE WATER, WITH GABRIEL MEDINA(BRA), RAONI MONTEIRO(BRA), AND ADRIAN BUCHAN(AUS). GABRIEL WON THIS HEAT, TAKING HIM DIRECTLY TO ROUND 3 . I LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES AND FILM SO CLOSE TO THE WATER WITH NOBODY'S IN FRONT, AND WITH THE SPEAKERS NOT SO HIGH, SO I CAN HEAR THE SEA. THE NEXT HEAT : TAJ BURROW(AUS), ADAM MELLING(AUS) AND BRETT SIMPSON(USA). THE HEAT STARTED WITH PRIORITY, SECOND PRIORITY, WHITE, BLUE AND RED JERSEYS. THE SOUND AND LOCUTION WERE EXCELENT, THE SAME OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
THE HEAT 4 HAD GLENN HALL(IRE), WHO WAS REPLACING KAI OTTON, THAT DID NOT COME TO BRAZIL, BECAUSE HIS SON WAS JUST BORN IN AUSTRALIA. BESIDES GLENN, JEREMY FLORES(FRA) AND 2012 WORLD CHAMPION, JOEL PARKINSON(AUS).
TAJ BURROW(AUS)THE THREE TIMES WINNER IN BRAZIL, TWICE IN RIO AND ONE IN SANTA CATARINA DEFEATED THE OTHERS SURFERS.
THE JUDGES GIVE GRADE FROM 0-ZERO TO 10-TEN, TO EACH WAVE SURFED COMPLETELY BY THE TOP SURFER. A COMPUTING PROGRAMATION, TAKES OFF THE MINOR AND MAJOR GRADE, AND CALCULATE THE AVERAGE OF THREE MEDIUM GRADES.THIS FINAL AVERAGE IS THE WAVE GRADE.THE TWO BETTER WAVES GRADE OF EACH TOP SURFER ARE CONSIDERED IN EACH HEAT, SO THE HIGHEST GRADE IS 20.00.

JOEL PARKINSON(AUS) WON THE HEAT NR 4.
THE HEAT NR 5. HAD 11 TIMES CHAMPION KELLY SLATER(USA) MITCH CREWS(AUS) AND THE WILD CARD, PETERSON CRISANTO(BRA)
WITH NO DOUBTS ABOUT, THE AMERICAN SURFER FROM COCOA BEACH(FL)IS THE SURFER THAT CALLS MORE ATTENTION FROM THE FUNS, AND EVERYBODY ON THE BEACH. AND IT COULD NOT BE DIFFERENT. HE IS CALM AND SENSIBLE TO THE SEA, TO THE WAVES, TO THE PEOPLE AROUND. HE ALWAYS SURFS VERY WELL, WITH TECHNIQUE , DOING THE BEST MANEUVERS. SINCE THE 2009 WCT IN IMBITUBA, WHERE I SAW HIS VICTORY OVER ADRIANO DE SOUZA, EXACTLY ON MY BIRTHDAY. THAT IS WHY I CALLED UP THIS WCT -"THE GIFT". THE SPEAKERS WERE COMENTING ABOUT HOW MUCH THE SURFER NEED TO TAKE 1ST PLACE IN THE HEAT. ATTENTION SURFER IN BLUE.. OR IF THE SURFER IS "IN COMBINATION" NEEDS TWO WAVES TO GET THE 1ST PLACE.

MITCH CREWS(AUS)WON THE HEAT AND SENT KELLY AND PETERSON TO THE ROUND 2.
THE HEAT 6, HAD KOLOHE ANDINO(USA), THREE TIMES WORLD CHAMPION MICK FANNING(AUS)AND THE 2013 SURF BRAZILIAN CHAMPION DAVI DO CARMO. I STILL TOOK SOME PICTURES OF KELLY LEAVING THE WATER., O JOSH KERR GOING TO THE HEAT NR 7, AND MICK FANNING LEAVING THE WATER. I STAYED WHERE I LIKE MORE...BAREFOOT ON THE SHORE, CLOSE THE SURFER GUARDRAILS, WATCHING ATTENTIVELY THE SURFERS, DETAILS, SO ON. GENERALLY THEY WARM UP AT THE RESERVED AREA. SOME LISTEN MUSIC WITH HEADPHONES, BUT NOT EVERYBODY...
AFTER ON, THEY TAKE THE JERSEY, THE COLOR GIVE BY BEACH MARSHAL, IN CHARGE FOR DELIVERING THE JERSEY TO THE SURFERS, SUBORDINATED TO HEAD JUDGE. AND SO FIVE MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE HEAT, THE SPEAKER GAVE THE AUTORIZATION FOR SURFERS ENTER THE WATER. AFTER THE COUNT-DOWNAND AND THE AIR HORN THE HEAT IS ON. SOME SURFERS GO TO THE WATER RIGHT AFTER THE AUTORIZATION, SOME TAKE A LONG TIME WITH CONCENTRATION,SO JUST ENTER THE WATER A MINUTE OR TWO BEFORE STARTING THE HEAT. MAYBE I KIND OF GOOD LUCKY RITUAL, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, EACH TOP SURFER IS SO DIFERENT.SOME OF THEM I OBSERVE SINCE 2008.
AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE HEAT IS OVER, THE SPEAKER ALWAYS SAYS: 10 MINUTES REMAINING, 5 MINUTES, 2 MINUTES, AND THE LAST LAP OF THE CLOCK POINTER. THERE ARE PRIORITIES, INTERFERENCES, BROKEN SURFBOARDS, EACH HEAT IS DIFFERENT, THE SEA IS DIFERENT, THE SWELL, THE WIND AND SO ON...FORTUNATELLY IN THESE SEVEN WCTS IN BRAZIL I HAD NEVER SEEN SOME DISCUSSION, FIGHT, OR STRESS...

WHEN I WAS ON THE BEACH I NOTED SOME PEOPLE WITH A BIG POSTER OF THE EVENT, THAN I WENT BEHIND A COUPLE OF POSTERS TO BLOG/SITE. I COULD NOT FIND ANYMORE. I WENT TO RECEPTION DESK, WHERE THERE WERE RIO DE JANEIRO SIGHTS BANNERS. I ASKED THE RECEPTION GIRL, AND SHE SAID THE POSTERS ARE OVER FOR TODAY, BUT I COULD GET GUIDES, MAPS OF THE EVENT, AND THE CITY. I ALWAYS TAKE SOME WCTS POSTERS, FOLDERS, AND SO. I KEEP THEM SO CAREFULLY AND I MAKE SOME EVENT POSTERS.
IN FACT, I ALREADY DID MANY OF THE 6 WCTS, THAT I HAD GONE. I THANKED THE NICE RECEPTION GIRL AND FOLLOW MY WAY. AND SOON I MET MR. TECO REZENDE, FROM CABO FRIO A FRIEND OF MINE, SINCE 2012 WCT IN POSTINHO.. THAT WCT HAD A STORMY, THE SEA WAS NEVER SO HIGH FOR ME, I WILL NEVER FORGET. MR. REZENDE TOOK ME AGAIN TO RECEPTION DESK TO GET SOME DONAVAN FRANKEITER, SURF MUSIC SHOW. HE KNOWS THAT I LIKE TAKE EVENTS STUFF TO TAKE TO PORTO ALEGRE. HE SAID TO THE NICE GIRL TO KEEP SOME POSTERS FOR ME TO TAKE TO PORTO ALEGRE. SO I BECAME COOL, THE POSTERS WERE NOT OVER, THE NICE GIRL WILL KEEP SOME FOR ME, EVERYTHING WOULD BE ALL RIGHT ...

AS MY CELL BATERY WAS OVER, I KEPT WATCHING TILL MEN'S ROUND 1, AND AFTER THERE WOULD BE THE WOMEN'S COMPETITION. I SHOULD HAD BOUGHT AN EXTRA BATTERY TO THE EVENT, BUT NEVER THOUGHT THIS. I ALMOST DO NOT USE THIS CELL .I SAID "HI" TO MR. SEBASTIAN ROJAS, A NICE SURFING PHOTOGRAFER OF SANTOS,SP, HE WAS SO BUSY IN THIS EVENT. I REMIND HIM FROM PRAIA DO ROSA, AT MY FIRST EVENT, IN MARCH 2008.


AFTER MEN'S ROUND 1, I WAS TIRED AND DECIDED TO GO BACK TO HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN...I TRIED TO FIND A EXTRA BATERY TO MY CELL, BUT I COULD NOT BECAUSE THIS MODEL IS NOT WELL-KNOW,AN IT IS NOT IN THE MARKET ANYMORE.
THE MEN'S ROUND 1 RESULTS:
HEAT 1-T. PIRES(POR)9.70 x A. DE SOUZA(BRA)9.60 x S. ZIETZ(HAW)6.40
HEAT 2-G. MEDINA(BRA)14.53 x R. MONTEIRO(BRA)10.17 x A. BUCHAN(AUS)7.87
HEAT 3-T. BURROW(AUS) 10.10 x B. SIMPSOM(USA)7.83 x A. MELLING(AUS)7.24
HEAT 4-J. PARKINSON(BRA)13.67 x J. FLORES(FRA)12.20 x G. HALL(IRE)8.67
HEAT 5-M. CREWS(AUS)13.07 x K. SLATER(USA)8.90 x P.CRISANTO(BRA)8.53
HEAT 6-K. ANDINO(USA)13.10 x D.DO CARMO(BRA)10.30 x M. FANNING(AUS)10.07
HEAT 7-J. KERR(AUS)14.33 x B. DURBIDGE(AUS)14.20 x D. ATKINSON(AUS)10.76
HEAT 8-J. SMITH(SAF)13.67 x F. PATACCHIA (HAW)12.50 x T. LOGIE(SAF)9.60
HEAT 9-F. TOLEDO(BRA)18.30 x J. WILSON(AUS)13.93 x A. ARAMBURU(SPA)10.47
HEAT 10-N. YOUNG(USA)11.86 x A. MUNIZ(BRA)11.67 x M. PUPO(BRA)9.94
HEAT 11-J. ANDRE(BRA)12.13 x O. WRIGHT(AUS)11.60 x M. BOUREZ(PYF)10.03
HEAT 12-J.J. FLORENCE(HAW)12.16 x CJ HOBGOOD(USA)11.53 x M. WILKINSON(AUS)10.80

WOMEN'S ROUND 1 RESULTS:

HEAT 1- N.VAN DIJK(AUS)14.20x B.BUITENDAG(SAF)13.47x COCO HO(HAW)13.17
HEAT 2- S. FITZGIBBONS(AUS)12.50 x D. STOYLE(AUS)9.47 x J. DEFAY(FRA)9.17
HEAT 3- C. MOORE(HAW)12.77 x P. HAREB(NZL) 12.30 x S. LIMA(BRA)11.77
HEAT 4- T. WRIGHT(AUS)12.60 x P. ADO(FRA)11.87 x T. WESTON-WEBB(HAW)9.27
HEAT 5- L. ENEVER(AUS)11.53 x S. GILMORE(AUS)9.60 x A. BLANCHARD(HAW)6.20
HEAT 6- L. PETERSON(USA)12.67 x M. MANUEL(HAW)10.30 x A. QUIZON(HAW)8.40

I ARRIVED AT HOTEL, I ASKED TO RECEPTIONIST, ABOUT HOW TO GO TO BARRA, BECAUSE THERE WAS A UPCOMING BUS DRIVERS 24 HOURS STRIKE. IT WAS PLANNED TO START AT MIDNIGHT OF WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT OF THURSDAY. TAXIS FROM DOWNTOWN TO BARRA ARE SO EXPENSIVE, THERE WERE NOT VANS ANYMORE. HE TOLD ABOUT THE SUBWAY, THAT WILL BE WORKING, SO I DECIDED TO GO TO THE CENTRAL SO EARLY, GET THE SUBWAY, GET OFF IN THE LAST STOP - IPANEMA AND GO WALKING IN WEST DIRECTION THROUGH VIDIGAL, TO AVOID THE TUNNEL, TILL ARRIVE IN BARRA AFTER LONG WALKING WAY WHAT IS BETTER THAN KEEP WAITING FOR.

BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 -Rio de Janeiro - Brazil -May 7th/18th

BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - May 7th/18th

THE PLANNING
THE BLOG/SITE FIRST STEP TO NEW SEASON WAS WAITING FOR ASP -ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS' 2014 SCHEDULE RELEASE OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR WITH THE STOPS, DATES, BEACHES,PRIZE, AND SO ON. THE ASP RELEASED THE SCHEDULE, THE BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 WAS THE 4TH STOP,FROM MAY 7TH TO 18TH, AFTER THREE STOPS IN AUSTRALIA. SO, I MIGHT BOOK THE AIRPLANE TICKET TO RIO DE JANEIRO. I USED TO TRAVEL IN THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. SO I COULD ARRIVE IN THE CITY, REST FOR WHILE AT THE HOTEL, AND CHECK THE DEVICE: CELL NOKIA 500, 1GB 2GB,8GB MEMORY CARDS,PENDRIVES, BATERIES,CHARGERS, ETC.
THE EVENT IS IN BARRA DA TIJUCA, AROUND 60 MINUTES BUS TRIP FROM DOWNTOWN AND THE COMPETITION FIRST CALL IS 6:30 AM FOR STARTING 7.00 AM. SO I WOULD HAVE TO WAKE UP SO EARLY WHAT WOULD NOT FEAR ME ANYWAY.
BILLABONG RIO PRO 2014 WAS MY 7TH WCT, AS FOLLOWS:

WCT THE NAME THE BEACH
1ST - 2008-THE FIRST VILLA IMBITUBA/SC
2ND - 2009-THE GIFT VILLA IMBITUBA/SC
3RD - 2010-THE PASSION VILLA IMBITUBA/SC
4TH - 2011-THE TRANSITION ARPOADOR/BARRA 4/RJ
5TH - 2012-THE BEST ARPOADOR/BARRA 2/RJ
6TH - 2013-THE SITE BARRA 2/RJ
7TH - 2014-THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS BARRA 2/RJ


THE TRIP
PORTO ALEGRE ---> RIO DE JANEIRO ---> DISTANCE 1.500 KM OR 940 MILES.
I LIKE TO GO BY PLANE, BECAUSE A BUS TRIP WOULD TAKE 24 HRS, AND I WOULD ARRIVE SO TIRED TO WORK IN RIO'S EVENT. THIS YEAR I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, ON MANY SITES OF TRAVELING, HOTELS, ACCOMODATIONS, AND TICKETS FROM PORTO ALEGRE/RS TO RIO DE JANEIRO/RJ, TO ANY AIRPORT: ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - GALEÃO, OR SANTOS DUMONT, AND CHECKED OUT GOL AND TAM HAD BETTER RATES .THE BLOG/SITE DID NOT HAVE A HIGH BUDGET,SO I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE CHEAPEST PRICE.
MARCH 12th, 2014

I THOUGHT FOR A WHILE ABOUT "WHEN TRAVEL TO RIO?" , BUT I DECIDED TO KEEP MY PLANNING ABOUT GOING THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT TO ARRIVE RESTED. AND SO ON MARCH 12TH, I DECIDED TO GO TO PORTO ALEGRE, TO BUY MY TICKET WHEN THE UNIVERSITY BUS THAT STOP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, STARTED THE SEASON SO I CAUGHT THE BUS AT 7:20 AM, AND WENT TO UNIVERSITY, WHERE I DID MY GRADUATION, AND WHERE I MAY ACCESS THE INTERNET. THE INTERNET AT UNIVERSITY IS SO FAST, SO I DID SOME POSTS ON MY BLOG AND SITE. IN THE AFTERNOON I WENT TO PORTO ALEGRE BY TRAIN; IT TOOK ALMOST AN HOUR TO ARRIVE PORTO ALEGRE. THERE, I WENT TO TAM AND GOL SALES OFFICE, THE BOTH ARE BIG AIR COMPANIES. BUT TO THIS DAY, THE GOL HAD BETTER PRICE THAN TAM. SO I BOUGHT THE TICKET AT FLIGHT FROM 8:25 POA, WITH CONEXION IN CONGONHAS AIRPORT ,IN SÃO PAULO , WITH DESTINATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS DUMONT AIRPORT. I CHOSED WINDOWS AT RIGHT SIDE IN BOTH FLIGHTS. THE FLIGHT WAS SHEDULED TO MAY 06TH EARLY TUESDAY, THAN I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO AIRPORT IN POA THE DAY BEFORE OTHERWIZE I MAY BE LATE TO TAKE THE FLIGHT. AFTER TO BUY MY TICKET , AND KEPT WORKING AT THE BLOG AND SITE, AND PROGRAMMING HTML PAGES AT SITE. AT THIS MOMENT THE WCT HAD THREE STOPS FINISHED. ALL THE STOPS WERE IN AUSTRALIA, GOLD COAST, MARGARET RIVER AND BELLS. SINCE 2010, WHEN STARTED WITH THE BLOG, ALWAYS DID THE POSTS OF THE RESULTS OF COMPETITION, THE RANKINGS, THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S(AFTER 2012)

THIS PERIOD BEFORE THE TRIP TO RIO, I LIKE TO WORK AT GARDENING, WASHING THE HOUSE, THE CAR, AND ...OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, TAKING SOME SUN. I WOKE UP EARLY, PREPARING MYSELF TO THE WCT, THAT STARTS SO EARLY. DURING OUTDOOR MORNINGS I HAD SOME FRUIT LIKE ORANGE, BANANA, PAPAYA, ETC. AFTER THE WORK I TAKE A SHOWER I HAD THE LUNCH... AFTER THIS FIRST PART OF DAY, I LIKE TO REST FOR WHILE, JUST TO GIVE A BREAK. SO I USED TO WATCH "MALHAÇÃO" ON "REDE GLOBO". A SERIE WITH 19 SEASONS SINCE 1995. AFTER THE TV SESSION, I USED TO DRINK A STRONG COFFEE AND WORKED ON COMPUTER, ON THE BLOG, THE SITE, WITH MOVIE MAKER, FILES CONVERTION, SECURITY, VERSIONS PORTUGUESE TO ENGLISH, MY POSTS ARE IN ENGLISH. AND LATER ON I LIKE TO LISTEN FOOTBALL, NEWS, MUSIC ON THE RADIO, OR SOME MOVIE ON TV. I LIKE ACTION, TRIPS, HIGHTECHNOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC FICTION FILMS, ETC. AFTER THE EASTER TIMES, APRIL 19, I STARTED TO PACK THE THINGS TO TRIP TO RIO, TO PREPARE THE BUSINESS CARDS, BANNERS, NOTES, ETC. THE BANNERS WERE THE SAME FROM LAST YEAR, I JUST HAD TO PREPARE THE BAMBOO STICKS. I CUT TWO MEDIUM BAMBOOS , WITH 2 FOOT (70 CMS)HEIGHT, TO FIX THE BANNERS. THE BANNERS WERE EXTENDED WITH RUBBER EXTENSIORS, TO BE WELL VISIBLE. SINCE 2012, I PLACED BANNERS IN THE BARRA DA TIJUCA EVENTS. SO, I ALSO PREPARE MY CLOTH, NECESSARIE, TOALETE PRODUCTS LIKE SHAMPOOS, SOAPS, CREAMS TO TOOTH, HAIR, AND RAZORS, I AM SO MINUCIOUS IN EVERYTHING I DO. AND FINALLY THE DEVICE; THIS YEAR I THOUGHT TO BUY A JVC ADARIO CAMERA TO FILM THE EVENT. THE CAMERA HAD 50 X OPTIC ZOOM, BUT I WAS DOUBT ABOUT THE BATTERY, BECAUSE THE SURF EVENTS TAKE A LONG TIME, AROUND 8-10 HOURS. AS I WAS NOT DECIDED ABOUT THE JVC I GAVE UP THE CAMERA FOR WHILE.

APRIL 24th, 2014

I TOOK THE BUS AND WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY LAB TO PREPEARE SOME POSTS ON THE BLOG AND SENT FILES TO MY SITE'S HOST. AND AFTER TOOK THE BUS FROM UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN STATION, AND WENT TO PORTO ALEGRE. I BOUGHT A PENDRIVE 8GB, AND LOOKED FOR MICRO CARD SD 8GB, BUT I DIDN'T FIND. IN 2012 AND 2013 I COVERED THE EVENTS WITH 2GB CARD, BUT IS NOT ENOUGHT WITH BOTH, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S. UNFORTUNATELLY I FORGOT TO BUY AN "EXTRA BATTERY". WHEN EVERYTHING WAS SEPARETED, I PLACED IT IN A FIRM CARTOON BOX, WHERE I COULD ACCOMMODATE THE BAMBOOS STICKS OF 2 FOOT(70CM)HEIGHT. I ALSO TOOK THE NOTEBOOK BAG, BLOG/SITE SURF MATERIAL, EVENTS BOOKS WITH SURFERS, MAPS, TRANSPORTATIONS GUIDES. I ALSO PREPARED MY "RIP CURL" BACKBAG, THAT I BOUGHT AT SUL NATIVO STORE IN GAROPABA AND ALWAYS USE IN THE EVENTS, SINCE 2008 IN IMBITUBA,SANTA CATARINA. IN THE BACKBAG I PUT MY NECESSARIE, TOWELS, HAWAIIAN SLEAPERS, BUSINESS CARDS, KEYS, ETC. I ALSO TOOK JACKETS, BECAUSE AT 5:30 AM WHEN I LEAVE THE HOTEL TO GO TO BARRA DA TIJUCA IS COLDER. HOWEVER THIS YEAR WAS NOT SO COLD EARLY IN THE MORNING, AS IN THE YEARS BEFORE.

MAY 05th, 2014

AFTER I DID ALL ARRANGMENTS TO TRIP, I CLOSED THE BOX WITH AROUND 40 POUNDS(20KGS), AND TOOK IT TO THE BUS STATION BY CAR, BECAUSE IS FAR AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. AFTER EVERYTHING WAS OK, I LOOCKED THE HOUSE, A TWO-STORE HOUSE, WHERE I LIVE AT 2ND FLOOR, AND THERE IS A KIND "SURFBAR"(PICTURES)IN THE BASEMENT JUST FOR FRIENDS, WELL FRIENDS.
I TOOK A NICE SHOWER, TOOK THE BACKBAG AND NOTEBOOK BAG AND LEFT HOME TO THE BUS STATION. MY BUS TO PORTO ALEGRE WAS AT 19:30 HRS. I TRAVELED TOO MUCH, AMERICA AND EUROPE,ABOUT 15 COUNTRIES. SOME YEARS AGO I LIKE TO WEAR SPORT CLOTH, BUT NOW I LIKE TO TRAVEL BY AIRPLANE WITH SOCIAL CLOTH, WATCH, TROUSERS AND LONG T-SHIRT, SHOES, AND A JACKET TO SPEND THE NIGHT. MY FLIGHT WAS ON TUESDAY, I LIKE TO DO THE CHECK EARLY. I ARRIVED AT BUS STATION, TOOK MY 20KGS BOX, AND WENT TO LEAVE AT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. ABOUT AN HOUR THE BUS ARRIVED IN PORTO ALEGRE, THE SOUTHERN CAPITAL IN BRAZIL. OUR STATE, HAS BORDERS WITH URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA, AND IT IS TOO COLD IN WINTER. AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN POA I WENT TO SNACK SHOP TO TAKE PASTRIES TO TRAVEL. AFTER THIS I TOOK THE SUBWAY, TO AIRPORT STATION, AND THERE TOOK THE "AEROMÓVEL"A NEW AIR POWERED SMALL TRAIN FROM THE SUBWAY STATION TO AIRPORT TERMINAL 1-WHERE ARE AIR COMPANIES: TAM, GOL, COPA AIRLINES, AND OTHERS.I THOUGHT THE "AEROMÓVEL" AIRMOBILE - SO QUIET, UNPOLLUTED, AND SUFFICIENTLY FAST.
AT NIGTH MAY 5TH, THERE WAS THE "GUERREIROS DE AÇO" ON GLOBO/RBS TELEVISION CHANNEL, THAN I WATCHED THE FILM AT ALL. IT WAS ALMOST 2:00 AM, LATER ON I WANT TO WATCH THIS FILM AGAIN, IT IS SO GOOD, ABOUT FIGHTS OF BIG ROBOTS WITH REMOTE CONTROL, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THE ROBOTS WERE BIG, TOO BIG, BUT FAST WITH MUCH ACTION., I LIKED...AFTER ON, I FOUND A PLACE AT 2ND FLOOR, TO RELAX FOR WHILE, I WAS WITH AN AIRPORT LUGGAGE CART, WITH MY BOX, NOTEBOOK BAG AND BACKBAG... I RESTED FOR WHILE, AND CAME UP AROUND 4:45 AM.


MAY 06th, 2014

THE PASSENGERS, PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STARTED TO ARRIVE AT AIRPORT SO EARLY, BECAUSE THERE ARE FLIGHTS EARLY, EVERYTHING STARTED SO ON..I WENT TO THE RESTROOMS, HAD AN EXPRESS COFFEE AT CAFETERIA, AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO CHECK-IN. I ALREADY DID MY RESERVATIONS TO FLIGHTS. I DISPATCHED THE LUGGAGE- THE BOX. AND KEPT THE NOTEBOOK BAG AND BACKBAG WITH MYSELF. SO I WENT TO BOARDING GATE, I CROSSED OVER X-RAY, FEDERAL POLICE, AND I WENT TO GATE 27 ,AND SO THEY CALLED UP- ATTENTION PASSENGERS OF FLIGTH 297 TO RIO DE JANEIRO WITH CONNECTION IN SÃO PAULO. I GOT IN THE AIRPLANE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CROWDED I SEATED AT MY PLACE CLOSE THE WINDOW. WE ARRIVED IN SÃO PAULO BY 10:00 AM, AN SMOOTH FLIGHT I COULD SAY, I LIKED TO TRAVEL BY GOL. GOL HAS A NICE TREATMENT, NEW AND POWERED PLANES.THE COMPANY ALSO FOLLOWS DETAILY THE AIRCRAFT INTERNATIONAL RULES.
WHEN WE ARRIVED IN CONGONHAS AIRPORT, THERE WAS A BUS WAITING THE PLANE ON THE TRACK. THIS INTERNAL BUS TOOK THE PASSENGERS TO THE AIRPORT. WE KEPT WAITING FOR AWHILE AND SO THEY CALLED AGAIN TO CATCH THE BUS JUST IN FRONT PLATAFORM TO TAKE US TO THE PLANE THAT IS ON THE TRACK NOT SO CLOSE. AT THIS MOMENT I NOTED SOME PASSENGERS THAT CAME FROM PORTO ALEGRE, AND SOME NEWCOMERS, THAT WOULD GO TO RIO. THIS FLIGHT TO RIO WAS ALMOST EMPTY, WITH LITTLE PASSENGERS, AND IT TOOK JUST 35 MINUTES TRIP. I LOVED THIS FLIGHT, BECAUSE WE FLIGHT WAS OVER THE SHORE, BEACHES LIKE GRUMARI, PRAINHA,RECREIO, BARRA.IT WAS SO NICE TO WATCH THIS HALLUCINATING VIEW FROM THE SKY. INCLUDING A SMALL PART OF EARTH SO NARROW CALLED RESTINGA DA MARAMBAIA THAT GOES AHEAD THE OCEAN. WHEN I LOOKED AT MAPS, I ALWAYES IMAGINED HOW COULD BE THIS SMALL PART OF EARTH, BUT THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO WATCH WITH MY OWN EYES. THAT WAS UNFORGETTABLE FOR ME.
WE ARRIVE IN RIO BY MIDDAY, I TOOK MY BIG BOX, PUT THE THINGS IN A BIG BAG, WITH BAMBOO STICKS, CLOTH, EVERYTHING. SO WENT TO THE HOTEL WALKING, CLOSED TO THE TIRADENTES SQUARE. IT IS NOT FAR AWAY, JUST TAKE THE RIGHT WAY, AV. PRESIDENTE ANTONIO CARLOS, CARIOCA, ETC. I CHECKED IN THE HOTEL AS 1:30 AM, THIS TIME I WENT TO 4TH FLOOR, ROOM NR 59, E LEFT MY STUFF, SOMETHING IN THE CLOSET, AND LOOKED THE KEY. IT WAS HOT IN RIO DE JANEIRO, SO HOTTER THAN THE SOUTH. I TOOK A NICE SHOWER, I WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO HAVE A PASTRY OR SANDWICH WITH COKE, AND TO GO TO THE BANK. I HAD MY PASTRY WITH COKE, SOMETIMES I WANT A COKE. AND I WENT TO THE BANK BUT I COULD NOT ENTER BY GUARD VIGILANTS STRIKE. I WALKED FOR AWHILE TO RELAX BY BE SEATED AT AIRPLANE. I TOOK A HAMBURGER WITH FRIES FROM "BOTECUS DA PRAÇA", THAT I KNOW SINCE 2012. I HAD MY DINNER. I PREPARED MY DEVICE TO WAKE UP CALL AT 5:00 AM. I PACKED MY BACKBAG WITH THE NECESSARY STUFF TO THE EVENT.AS I WAS TIRED AND SLEPT SOON, AND SO THE ALARM CLOCK WOKE ME UP AT 5:00 AM. IT WAS STILL DARK.

 

6th stop - J-BAY OPEN - Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa - July 10th/21st, 2014

6th stop -J-BAY OPEN -Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa - July 10th/21st, 2014

6th stop - J-BAY OPEN - Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa - July 10th/21st, 2014