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ED)
You just returned back from a surf trip to Fiji in the middle of immense
political instability with the rebel George Speight running amuck, what
possessed you to go over there you crazy bastard?
Hayden) I just had to get
away from the cold waves of Dunno’s. It was kinda touch and go for a while
as I didn't decide to go until a couple of days before I left. With all
that shit going on it kept the crowds very thin but there were guns and
roadblocks everywhere. I had to come beck a couple of days earlier than
planned because it was getting dodgy. The scariest part of the trip wasn’t
to do with the coup; it was when this Welsh guy who was at the resort got
real wasted on Kava and Beer. He then went and picked up this huge frog
and licked it. (The frogs over there are poisonous and do weird shit to
you if they poison you). He ended up running around the resort with a knife
threatening to kill people and was knocking down doors and breaking stuff.
All because of the frog. Everyone was freaked because we thought it was
George Speight taking over our resort and everyone grabbed knifes and bats
just incase it was. Classic.
ED)
Was the trip worthwhile, what sort of waves/chicks did you end up scoring?
Hayden) The waves were pretty
sick, especially for the first week. Desperations was breaking like D-Bar,
only over shallow reef and Wilkes Pass was just espically long. For the
last few days the waves went pretty crap, that’s when I started to miss
Dunnos. As for the chicks…. I’ve got a girlfriend man.
ED)
It must be hard adjusting back to the cold South Island winter after being
away in the tropics, what are the waves like down there?
Hayden) I went for a surf
at my local break on my first day back, man was it cold. I got some mean
Icecream headaches but after that surf I was fine. Since I’ve back the
waves have been super fun so I’m stoked.
ED)
You’ve been sending use some sick pics of dunno’s reef, it looks like a
bloody heavy wave, Where is it and what is it like to surf?
Hayden) Yeah, for it’s size
its heavy. It’s definitely the best barrel in Dunedin and they are so easy
to make. It’s so shallow and hollow and every wave spits it’s guts out.
The set up is hell scary though, it’s in shark heaven, it’s way offshore
and is surrounded by heaps of seaweed, but I love it. As for its location
– kiss my ass!
ED)
There seems to be a pretty strong Booger scene down in Dunnos who are the
main rippers down there?
Hayden) Guys like Mitchell
Frew, Aiden Dickson, Casey Keen, Chris Thomson, Craig Latimer and Aaron
Buchan are leading the way and a whole bunch aren’t too far behind.
Some of the guys mentioned stay away from the contest scene and just rip
it up without anyone ever getting to see how good they actually are. Dunedin’s
the hell place to be a booger. Reefs, wedges and points are dotted along
the coastline plus there’s offshore waves everyday, you’ve just gotta go
and look.
ED)
Dunno's is renown for its excess supply of Great white sharks, do you have
any dodgy shark stories to tell us and does it freak you out when surfing
down there?
Hayden) Nah it doesn’t freak
me out. I usually surf alone and I’m fine. Sometimes I get freaked out
if the waters dark and you cant see underwater too much. I’ve only seen
three in my whole surfing life. I’ve heard heaps of stories of people getting
chased out by some and I heard heaps of yarns about MASSIVE ones that hang
around the North Coast. One time at Allan’s Beach it was super fun and
me and a few mates were out plus a whole bunch of surfers. They all reckon
they saw a huge shark not far away so they all got out and we stayed in
because we didn’t see it and got sick waves for over an hour with no one
but us out. I spose it was a stupid thing to do but I’m still alive. I
reckon the seals are more agro than the sharks down here anyway.
ED)
You are currently attending Polytechnic, what course are you taking and
what is it like?
Hayden) I’m actually at
Teacher’s College. I was always keen to be a teacher because of the amount
of holidays you get to surf. But now that I’ve had some experience in teaching
I’m having my doubts because of the hell workload and I’ve found they get
stuff all holidays.
ED)
Anything else you would like to add?
Hayden) Come to Dunno’s
oneday, the locals are friendly and will show you around.
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