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!