Monkey vs. Monkey

Which monkey is better?

Monkey

This was one of the many monkeys that Howled all freakin night above our pourch.. And much like Stefen's monkey, there was lots of monkey poo...

More Langosta

Dolly's Cabinas

After I got out I snapped this Photo of some guy in front of Dolly's Cabinas, Tamarindo town surf was GOING OFF but kinda crowded..

Langosta

Back from Costa Rica.. It was GOING OFF.. I had a GREAT time...
This is a pic I took of some guy after I got out at Langosta..

6/17/06 Surf Report

I drove up and down the coast this morning from Carlsbad up through Oceanside and took the PCH to Encinitas. The surf was nothing to write home about although we are expecting South Swell to increase all weekend.

Oceanside: Chest to Head High +1 and completely closing out at low tide.
Warm Waters: Packed with longboarders
Ponto Jetty: Wind effected it early; chest high mushy
Encintas: Fun corners, much more broken up and peaky but onshore and crowded. It is my call for the evening session if it doesnt get better with the tide in Oceanside...

A scared, unfocused ford blakley the day of the DP contest..

A scary, focused ford blakley the night before DP contest..

Hey Josh...



LICK MY BALLS (pseudo-gay statement)

Josh is so Crazy Surfer Guy

Oceanside Surf Contest - Donkey Patrol

This is a good shot of the contest tent...great day!

GREAT CONTEST... Thanks to EVERYONE!!! I had a GREAT time!!!
Congrats to Josh, you the MAN!!!
It was Great seeing ALL of you and I look forward to doing it again..
Here are a few photos from our EPIC contest...
Thanks again everyone... YOU GUYS ALL ROCK!!!!
-shea

O.K., I am going to get EMO for a second.........

The day was F-----ing epic.. The weather, the women, and the waves...

The donkey contest once again proving to be a great success. I had more fun than last year, and when I say I had more fun, I don't mean because I got 3rd (lost to Geoff which is painfully for me, but he surfed great and clearly beat me, but still painful) but more because I enjoyed watching others have a great time.

If I were to frame my mind in still pictures from my memory this is what I see...

1. Josh, a newbe to donkey, taking the trophy after barely scrapping out of the death heat.
   
2. Smyth being shut out in his heat, and the resulting silence. (From Hero to Zero)
   
3. Killer Bill's left barrel in the first heat.. (another donkey newbe)
   
4. Eddie's effort (enough said)
   
5. Geoff and Stefan's relentless bashing (I am still drying off from the buckets)
   
6. Coor's Lights between heats (stefan, is this why we lost?)
   
7. After all the deliberation and vacillation, Oceanside going off
   
8. Other new cool people competing, Noah, Andrew, Marty (JK), Bill

All in all I believe the format is a success and is one of a kind. I am proud to be a part of it and to call you all my friends..

Erwin Out. (I can't wait to see the pictures)

2006 Donkey Patrol Champion is....

Oceanside was a great call on location. Chest to 1ft overhead waves and light winds all day. Perfect tide... Congrats Josh; welcome to the DP...I'll put up more pics from the day.

Breaking News: Gay Pride Magazine reports that Smythe, Geoff, Stefan, Shea and Conner have surfaced and were recently photograhed at an undislcosed night club. Sources report that all five were found wasted on champagne coolies and have apparently given up all hopes of contending in this week's Donkey Patrol Surf Contest. This is an unfortunate turn of events considering all five were considered heavy favorites leading into the weekend.

Vegas odd maker, Hans Olo, now reports that all bets have shifted towards underdogs, Barrelling Blakely and Tardy Marty.

The Donkey Patrol Trophy

It has arrived...3 minutes before the sprinklers turned on...I saved the DONEKY PATROL TROPHY....Who's gonna get it!

(pipe down smythe)

No DMJ's

The base is on lock down from any non-military visitors indefinitely.
Smyth, Stefan and I will be evaluating alternate locations tomorrow based off of the swell direction.

The base is locked down due to a slaughter in Iraq by US Marines (so the media says)
Several marines are being held in Camp Pendleton for further investigation. For this reason the media has been bombarding the base and trying to get on.. End result lock down of the base from all non-military personnel. My step-brother looked into it today and there is no way to get us on.

This is a result of two separate incidents: See Below



Article #1 President George W Bush has promised to reveal the full results of an investigation into reports that US Marines killed unarmed civilians in Iraq.

"The world will see the full and complete investigation," Bush said.

The US military is conducting at least two investigations into the November 19 killings of 24 people in Haditha, including women and children, following a bomb attack on a military convoy in which a Marine died.

The Iraqi government is doing a separate investigation.

"If there is a wrongdoing, people will be held to account," Bush told reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

The president said the ethical training ordered for US troops in Iraq following reports that Marines killed unarmed civilians will serve as a reminder of the international rules of war.

"This is just a reminder, for troops in Iraq or throughout our military, that there are high standards expected of them and that there are strong rules of engagement," said Bush.

He said he has spoken to Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the matter several times. (AP)


Article #2 US seen charging Marines in Iraqi civilian death

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - U.S. military prosecutors were expected to charge seven Marines and a Navy corpsman in the death of an Iraqi civilian, a defense attorney who represent two of the Americans said late on Thursday.

Marine officials "told us charges would come Friday, but then let us know they probably will not release them until Monday," said attorney David Brahms, who declined to identify his clients.

The eight men are being held in the brig at Camp Pendleton in the April 26 killing of a Hamandiya man and a subsequent attempt to make the dead Iraqi appear to be an insurgent by placing an AK-47 near his body.

The investigation is not connected to the alleged massacre of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha by Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Kilo Company on November 19, that was denounced on Thursday by President George W. Bush and leading Iraqi politicians. That investigation is continuing.

Seven Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Division, Kilo company are under investigation in the Hamandiya killing. A Navy corpsman stationed with the Marines is also expected to be charged.

Some of the Marines in the Hamandiya case are expected to face murder charges, while others may face dereliction of duty charges for assisting in the cover-up, Brahms said.

Monkey would like to come to the contest, are we aloud to bring dogs to the beach?

...has everyone met monkey?

Monkey, meet everybody....everybody, meet Monkey. :-)

I don't know why Conner is so obsessed with trying to make everyone look Gay... Maybe this picture can shed some light on what Conner really wants to say or what he really wants...