Kalama Kamp in Turks and Caicos: Part III

Little Exploration to nearby islands were par for the course each day.

So here’s the typical day at Kalama Kamp Turks and Caicos
8am- Beach Workout

9:30 am- Group Breakfast

10am- Morning Session- Dave would typically start with a little discussion about technique for either surfing and or paddling. He typically did some short discussions, demostrations, and even some videotaping. Teaching us the fundamentals of his stroke was of primary importance.
1pm- Group Lunch
3pm- Afternoon Session- We typically took out one or two of Big Blue’s boats to an outer reef where we would catch some waves, do some exploration from island to island by board, snorkel, or catch some downwind action.
8pm- Group Dinner
10pm- Night Activities- Each night we did a variety of activities including the Club Med shows, ping pong, pool, juggling, and drinking.
12pm- I would try to get to bed by 12pm though, Ben from DC, Wes from Big Blue and I would typically try and find some trouble!

Great Surf

This photo is me dropping in on one of the smaller waves of the day.

On Monday we had some nice overhead surf.  Only about 5 of us surfed and we had an absolutely incredible afternoon.

Here’s Dave Kalama doing a text book cutback.

Not much to say, Dave getting after it!

Dave proceeded to absolutely “rip and tear” it up. His ability to read the waves, get in quick pivot turns, pull off huge/ powerful bottom turns absolutely amazed.me . Funny thing, not once did he come out to take the biggest or best of the set waves, but instead allowed the rest of us to get the best waves. He made a lot of effort to always make sure we got the best of everything available.

Me dropping in again.

Here’s a good photo of the reef break barreling.

Unfortunately for us, we only got one day of overhead surf but we made the most of it!