Surfin’ Safari: Phoenician Style
Eleven years ago, al-Farabi stood up on his surfboard and caught his first ever wave. Even though the ride lasted only a split second, he was hooked. Years later he can boast having surfed California, Florida, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Maryland, but he has yet to surf anywhere outside of the states. Any surfer will tell you this is a glaring hole in a surfing resume. Thanks to Abu Guerrilla at Blogging the Casbah, al-Farabi might finally be able to fill that void.
AG caught some beaut chest high waves at Jiyeh, just south of Beirut. Now, al-Farabi’s board is sitting back in the states in a dusty garage. He also knows that surf conditions are difficult to predict. Nevertheless, Al-Farabi is stoked at the possibility of a surf trip to Lebanon. It may not be Costa Rica or Australia, but those are some glassy waves to cut into.
Any Syrian surfers interested? Email al-farabi at the following address: al-farabi@live.com.
