PARADISE
It was a couple of days until we had enough wind to windsurf but we had a couple of other very enjoyable but equally nail biting and gear/flesh destroying surfs at Teahupo’o and some of the other spots around our house. You have to get to all of them by boat and every boat journey is incredibly beautiful and enjoyable in itself. I had to pinch myself every day that it wasn’t a dream, such was the incredible beauty of the surroundings. In that time, we did all the Mystic brochure product shots and lifestyle shots. The whole team worked very hard to get a LOT of work done in the short time that we had and it was an extremely well organized shoot. They had an entire list of the shots that they wanted to obtain before we even arrived, and we just went through the list, ticking them all off as we shot them. It was great to see how much you can get done when working with such a professional crew and such a well thought out plan.
When the wind finally did arrive though, we were absolutely frothing to get out there. The swell was still up, although not quite as big as the first couple of days. On the plus side, the wind was keeping all the surfers off the water! This was more like it!! The light was still insanely beautiful and the wave there never fails to amaze, so we rigged our 4.8’s and jumped into the water.