Band of brothers
What I did not know before traveling with a northern French guy is that he rarely travels alone. He often has a band of ‘brothers’ with him and Jules is no exception. Indeed, he arrives in Tahiti on Sunday evening accompanied by two pals – windsurfers who have also come to discover Tahiti and its potential windsurfing. We will not be two but four. First up is Sylvain Bourlard, aka “Tom Cruise”, a very good wavesailor with no fear. He attacks lips, takes scary wipeouts but always comes back for more punishment! There is also Mathieu, “Mat de Mac”, a physiotherapist in Reunion Island, another ripper and a very good drone pilot. But that’s not all, we still have one more. He has lived in Tahiti for five years now and his name is Charles Vandemeulebroucke. We’ll call him what everyone else does though – “Charly Boy”, a lot simpler name! I first met him a few years ago in Wissant. After travelling a lot, it was in Tahiti that he found his place. He is a physiotherapist and knows most of the local spots. He sails, surfs and paddles…with the location of his house right on the lagoon, it would be a shame if wasn’t into all these sports!