Alvaro Onieva “The Unestablished Statement”

Today was kind of crazy for my last day here in Cape Town, I had a last minute photo session with a friend of mine in Hout Bay, a couple hours before to leave to the airport, the spot it was a bit far, like an hour driving from the place we were staying. So we got there to the spot, and there weren’t any white caps, no wind at all, and we only brought the seven and nine meter, thinking that it was going to be very strong, But Suddenly the wind start to blow, straight on shore proper for the nine meter. Fortunately we could make it worth it the last session, with a couple nice pictures in the back. I’m sad to leave this place and definitively looking forward  to come back soon to keep shooting on this amazing place.

An hour driving from Cape Town to the North, there is a Lake called Brandvlei.
Normally, when the wind is too strong in Big Bay, it gets often more steady and lighter wind on this lake. So we decided that It was proper for a slick afternoon film session. Once we got there, it looked pretty sick, wind for nine meter, super flat water in the little bay, proper for jumping in regular, and the sun was setting so the rocky background It was getting more and more colorful. Another epic session we had, and the place it doesn’t stop to surprise me, everyday is coming something new.

Back again to Cape Town, with a couple days with no wind, it was a good chance to do some other stuff, like climb to Lion’s head montain, it was good fun and amazing views of the city from the top. Finally the wind start to blow in the evening, so we decided that it was proper to go for a kicker sunset session in Big Bay Beach, we got there and everything it was set up, great light, perfect steady twenty knots,  perfect kickers and super flat in between. Definitively, it was one of my best sessions, so much fun out there and the footage it looks insane.

We woke up very early to get the better light a wind of the day, we got to the spot and it looked unreal, perfect butter water, straight wind off shore and completely empty.
We went all the way down to the beach trough the bushes, the scene was taken from a narrative, then we rode and film for a couple hours on a seven meter before the sun went up. One of my best session so far since im in South Africa, a shame we have to come back today, but definitely I ll come back to keep shooting on this great spot.

We decided to head to the northeast coast, into a place called Witsand, we drove like three hours and half to get there, and in the way in I was still confused about the place I was, there is so much diversity in the lands, that you kind of think you are in everywhere, going trought lakes and tall trees that I looks you are in Canada, or some areas very dry that really makes you think you are in the wild western.
Just when we got there, somebody on the place we were staying, show us a very recent papper, that it had on the front cover a picture of a four meter shark captured and released right in the place we are gonna ride.  Hope tomorrow we can get some action!.

It’s been a while we are staying here, and I never get bored of the place.
There is always something new to do in town when the wind is not blowing.
We have on mind to go to the Sa Art Gallery, the design museum, up to the table montain, visit the winelands,  and many many more stuff..
At the moment , most of the time we were riding in Big bay, and Dolphin beach, it gets really good in the morning, perfect regular kickers when the swell is rolling and great light in the back.
The forecast it looks proper to go to the lagoons, heading to the south east, hope to get some work done riding on the slicks.