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Stoked at Dahican Beach, Mati City

Posted on October 31, 2012 by journeyingjames 4 Comments
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STOKED. SURFING. LIFE.

That feeling of waking up from a good night rest and getting out of your hammock to check if there are waves on your fave spot. Waistline waves playing with the reef while the sun is beginning to show its anticrepuscular rays. Because you are excited, you are already wearing you fave board shorts, you donned your rash guard for a complete surfer feel.

Spumes reflect the orange sunrise at Dahican Beach

By this time you now get your surfboard, apply wax on the slippery areas, put on your leash and begin paddling out to the sea. As your feet have a first taste of salt water and the spumes begin to touch your board you feel alive, excited. You now get on your board and suddenly sniff the newly applied wax, you feel refreshed, invigorated just by the smell of it. Ecstatic and thrilled to the bones, you pitch your eyes on the horizon trying to examine the direction you are going. After some seconds you sit on your board and continue examining the horizon. Then you see surfable sets of waves, you turn around asap and begin to paddle. Paddling harder as the waves become nearer. As soon as the waves push you and your board you begin to realize that you are one with the board and the wave, you are now riding it. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. The force ended and you begin to paddle out again.

Rash guard and board shorts by O’neill Philippines. (Photo credits: Master Czaldy G of CS Davao)

That is the feeling of being stoked. Happened to me for 5 straight days while I’m here in Dahican Beach, Mati City, Davao Oriental. As I said in my previous post, “Life is Better When You Surf.”

 

Thank you very much for Amihan Surf and Skim Team for adopting me, treating me as one of your own.I will be forever grateful to Kuya Jun “Botchok” Plaza, Allan, Pedro and Juan for lending me longboards.

Thanks also to R.O.X. Bonifacio High Street for the trendy O’neill Rash Guard and Board Shorts.

Let’s continue to surfing! Hang loose! ‘m/

 

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4 thoughts on “Stoked at Dahican Beach, Mati City”

  1. Michael said:
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    December 29, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    what is the best time of year to go surfing in mati?

    • journeyingjames said:
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      January 1, 2013 at 3:49 am

      surfing season is october-may

  2. Greg % Nathan Marney said:
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    November 3, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    very nice story, thankyou. me n my son live in corpus Christi, texas. however my wife Judith Bernaldez Marney is from Mati. we have been looking at pictures of Dahican Beach n want to know what the surf is like n how consistent it is? Perhaps u can give us some info on this surfspot. we Both r accomplished surfers, I am 50 years old and have been surfing since I was 15. my son is 16 yeards old n 2-time Texas State Champ Grom division. he has his eyes on Jr. Mens Division this year. I spent 14 years on Guam & Saipan n is where I met my wonderfull wife Judith. she is back in Mati right now visiting our relatives. I hope to retire there soon. regards,
    your Texas Surfer Friends, Greg n Nathan

    • journeyingjames said:
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      November 29, 2013 at 8:53 am

      hi greg and nathan!

      sorry for the late reply. was swamped with work and tours. anyway, im in dahican now. this morning the waves are 2-4 good for longboarding. there are so many spots in dahican sometimes goes overhead.
      hope to surf with you guys! mahalo from the philippines.

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