WAY OF THE OCEAN

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean. It is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions. This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer sub-Antarctic waters.

Sailors know this area as the “roaring fourties”, “furious fifties” and “shrieking sixties” due to high winds and large waves that form as winds blow around the entire globe unimpeded by any land-mass. Sea-temperatures vary from about −2 to 10 C (28 to 50 F). Cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently become intense because of the temperature-contrast between ice and open ocean . The ocean-area from about latitude 40 south  to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth.

This combination creates powerful storms that frequently send  perfectly groomed long period swell to the many beaches of South Australia and Victoria.  Winter months bring frosty mornings with offshore winds and corduroy lines stacked to the horizon as far as the eye can see.

One person that knows these conditions as well as anyone is Adam Robertson. After placing 2nd to Joel Parkinson in the 2009 WCT Bells Beach Classic, Robbo showed that growing up in this region of the world can prepare you for any type of conditions and when its on, its on. His style is a perfect example of the type of waves he grew up surfing, clean, powerful and explosive. While we spent some time filming in this cold raw and unpredictable region, we were pleasentley surprised with classic winter time conditions.

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Finding solitude can be quite refreshing.

ENTRY 3 : SCENIC

Stunning is the first word that comes to mind when describing the landscape in Australia. From the dense rainforests to the swooping green valleys that lead to wide open sandy beaches and rocky coves, there is plenty to set your sights on. In between surfs we found our eyes drawn to the natural beauty surrounding us and spent a day exploring the coast. First stop was the rainforest which was nothing short of amazing. So clean, crisp and lush you could feel it in every breath. Although rainforest’s only cover 6 % of the earths surface, they are responsible for up to 40% of the earths oxygen supply and more than two thirds of the worlds plant species are found in tropical rainforests. They have been called the “jewel of the earth’ and after spending an afternoon there it is obvious how one could draw that conclusion. After a cool drink from one of the many fresh water streams we headed back down to the beaches to have a look around. There is so much to see and so many places to surf that one could drive themselves mad just thinking of all the possibilities. It was refreshing to see some untouched coastline with no signs of human destruction or intervention. No cigarette butts, coffee cups, cans or plastic just pure ocean and sand. We made it a point to pick up at least one piece of trash everyday from each beach we visited but for once we were left empty handed. Coming from California this was hard to comprehend after so much rain and swell that the sand was still pure and garbage free, the way it should be.