Saltrock Blogs

With doom and gloom in the media at the moment and the R word looming, we at Saltrock were after a little inspiration this week! Last year a few of us scored an epic time on a trip on a trip to the little known Cape Verde island of Maio in a fast westernising archipelago off the coast of Senegal. This island has missed out on the tourism that is changing some of the more well known destinations mainly due to an erratic and oft canceled plane timetable! We were the only travelers on the island, there was only the sound of us playing a hand or two of black jack in the evenings and the waves breaking on the shore.There was miles and miles of empty waves and only the 4 of us to surf them.

Treks across barren landscapes yielding hidden coves with peeling right hand point breaks. Trips through ravines and over tiny crumbling cliff paths opening into a view of the prefect off shore reef break. Evening sat on the deck, contented and surfed out -watching the moon glint on the water and the biggest night sky we have ever seen. The waves were too numerous and epic for individual details.But suffice to say we are saving our pennies for a return trip to pick up our hearts from wear we left them!

This poem was on the wall in a little beach side hideaway that we stayed in and keeps us going till we can return to the next perfect wave.

Dance on Edges

Stretch

Listen in on shells

Put living things back

Cultivate Quiet

Boogie

Practice Simplicity

Sugar yourself with Sand

Float

Carry a bucket

Ride Rusty Bikes - go with the wind

Walk tender

Respect

Leave no wake

Tune up your senses

Build sandcastles and leave them for the moon to find

Ride waves

Discover treasure

Remember yourself

Keep off the rocks

Ebb and Flow

Laugh like a gull

Thank

Gingrass

A little romantic we know - but we all need some romance in our lives every now and again!