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the craziness.

Jacksonville. Des Moines. Denver. Calgary. New York. Scranton. Newark. Jacksonville. Toronto. New York. Chicago. Denver. New York. Harrisburg. New York. Charlotte. Security checkpoints. Exit rows. Cameras. Film. Hotel rooms. Taxis. Per dium. Beverage carts. Rental cars. Surfboards. Subways.



I just moved in to a new place and got my room all set up. Good thing I'm home two days in the next month and a half.

meet margo.

Margo feels trapped.

I sat next to her early today on my flight from D.C. to Jacksonville. Rarely do I talk to the people I sit next to. I usually am too busy falling asleep. Today however I had already got some needed rest on the first leg of my flight and decided to strike up a conversation.

It began with the usual, "Are you heading home?" Some small talk about where we lived and what not. Margo lives in Fairfax, Virginia. She doesn't really like it there and wants to move down to Amelia Island, where she is originally from. The major thing keeping her from moving is her stuff.

The thought of having to move all her stuff is so daunting that she has determined to stay where she is.

She is always buying things. Furniture. Clothes. Nic-naks. She likes the buzz it gives her. She knows that it is just a temporary fix, but she keeps buying things. Now she has so much stuff that she can't go where she really wants to go.

She feels trapped.

By stuff.

I told her to have a yard sale.

the little bro.

I cruised down to The Social in Orlando last night to see this guy Matt play some music and thought I'd bring along a camera. Here are some frame grabs.




As you can tell, he was getting into it.

more amazingness from fanfarlo

This band is brilliant.




In other news, a different version of the video Dustin and I made is up Surfline.

ESPN 8: the Ocho!

I surfed all morning Friday as the swell from ole' Bill started to fill in. My plans were to surf my brains out all weekend, but at noon on Friday I got the call. It was Dustin saying that we were leaving in a hour to go shoot some video with some really, really good surfers. I was equally as stoked.

Here is what came out of it:

peru montage

Peru Montage from Eric Hires on Vimeo.

the boys are back

Check out this trailer...not so much for the movie as for the Matt Hires song that was used in it.



Cheers!

m a c h u p i c c h u

On sunday we took the train out of Cusco (picture 1) down into the "Sacred Valley" to check out the ancient city of Machu Picchu. It was absolutely incredible. Mind blowing. The way this civilization shaped and stacked rocks, with no mortar or cement and using only simple machines, is hard to imagine. They had a system of fresh water fountains, irregation, and sundials.

The city is much bigger than it looks from the pictures. It is about 1/2 of a mile long and 1/4 mile wide, and shaped to look like a Condor from above.

I am back in Chicama now and a big south swell is filling in! Going to shoot a lot of surfing the last two days of the trip.

Check out the band "Radical Face".

Paz!

c u s c o

I think Cusco is the coolest city I have ever been to. It's beauty is awe inspiring. Sitting up in the Andes at 10,912 feet it takes your breath away, literally. The streets are cobblestone and barely wide enough for a vehicle and the architecture is absolutely stunning. I will have pictures soon.

Being here makes me appreciate being able to travel so much. Sitting out on the stoop of the hotel drinking coffee this morning and watching people from all over the world pass by puts a smile on my face. I am going to have to make some sacrifices to be on the road for so long, but mornings like this make me realize it is all worth it.

"I couldn't have found G-d in the Seminary, he thought, and he looked at the sunrise."

Rejoice in the L-rd always!

p e r u : d a y t e n

1. Where we are staying in Chicama. Ridiculous.
2. Me and Julio down by the schoolyard.
3. Rickshaw!
4. Rockstars.

Heading to Cusco and Machu Picchu today...

c h i c a m a

p e r u : d a y ?

Where we are staying in Chicama is ridiculous. It may be the coolest hotel I've ever stayed at, no, it definitely is. You can sit in hot tub on the deck and watch the entire wave break down the point. The atmosphere, style, and people here are superb. I feel kind of out of place staying in such luxury in this dusty, small, middle of nowhere town.

I surfed for a few hours yesterday, this wave is fantastic! It needs a good size swell to break right, but was working well yesterday...today, not so much. And a good thing because I was in bed most of the day making frequent trips to el bano. Both ends. My theory of brushing my teeth with the local water to build up immunity just bit the dust. Actually, it is working. I bet I don't get this bug again while I am here. Best to get it out of the way early.

We will stay here for a couple more days before heading back south and to Machu Pichu.

Vaya con Dios!

p e r u : d a y f i v e

p e r u : d a y t h r e e

My boards arrived at one o'clock on the second day and we went directly to the "best break in Lima", Herradora. It was overcast, cold, huge, and rocky. I didn't realize how big it actually was and paddled out on my 5'10. Not enough board for the macking double overhead plus sets that were pushing through. I was either not making it into the wave or trying to airdrop backside. I pulled off a couple drops for some super fun rides, but more often than not I ended up getting pummeled.

Today we headed south on the Pan American highway to a surf camp run by this rad dude, Oscar. Oscar gave us a ride to a left hand point known as Puerto Viejo (Old Point). Here I broke out the camera gear and filmed these big rollers filling the foggy sky.

p e r u : d a y o n e

The security line at the Orlando airport was horrendous. It made me despise Disney. Kids with Mickey Mouse ears getting yelled at by their parents on their way home from the "happiest place on earth". Yeah right.

I had the middle seat on my first flight. It has been awhile since I've had to sit in the middle but it wasn't so bad. I checked three bags and my surfboards did not make it. I have to pick them up tomorrow. The camera gear is all here safely though. If I had to pick one bag to get lost, it would have been my board bag. I just pray they make it here safely tomorrow. The swell is supposed to be pumping.

Jesus picked me up from the airport. That was pretty cool. He couldn't walk on water, but he could talk on two cell phones and navigate the Lima traffic simultaneously. That is pretty miraculous. It is late here but the Miraflores district of Lima is bustling. I'm off to bed, hoping to get up early and start capturing gold.

Adios!

s. america and other endevours

Hello friends. I am preparing to head south to the ancient Incan kingdom of Peru. It can be argued that the Peruvians are actually the founding fathers of surfing and not the ancient Polynesians. I will be starting work on a surf based documentary and surfing my brains out.

The documentary is going to explore the world's best waves through the eyes of the people who live on their shores and show how these local surfers revolve their lives around the wind and the tides. This will be the first trip of what may be a year and a half long project journeying through 25+ countries.

On this first trip down south we hope to score some heavers like this:

And find some endless points like this super long slider:


Gracias por leer! Vaya con Dios.

demo reel 09

So, here is my first reel:

DEMO REEL 09 from Eric Hires on Vimeo.

I love what I do. I am so stoked to have found something that I really enjoy and super blessed to have Dustin teaching me the ropes.

fanfarlo

if you have something to do, just blow it off and watch this:

Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins by Stachemou HD from Stachemou on Vimeo.

Secret Garden Video Series: Fanfarlo (SXSW Edition) from hoovesontheturf on Vimeo.

it's in a camera's lens.

It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's in the air

It ain't down her dress
It ain't up her blouse
It ain't in a bottle
It ain't in a powder
It ain't down her dress
It ain't up her blouse
It's everywhere else
It's everywhere else

It's in a baseball glove
It's in a wild flower
It's in a peace dove
It's a nice hot shower

It's in the camera's lens
It's a head high wave
It's in the laying hens
It's a Shark's Cove cave

It's on a sailboats bow
It's in a slice of homemade pie
It's in a wedding vow
It's in her big brown eyes

It's in a real good book
It's in a nice long talk
It's in her sideways look
It's on a midnight walk

It's in an airplane trip
It's in a sweet mustache
It's on a mountains tip
You can't buy it with cash

It's in a home cooked meal
It's in a long bike ride
It's the way you make me feel
When our worlds collide

It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's in the air, it's everywhere
It's everywhere