Even though I'm a long way away, I started thinking of Hawaii, USA's Banzai Pipeline.
Hawaii satellite photo
Banzai Pipeline satellite photo
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So, that being the case, I've decided to post a few photos and some history of this world renowned surf spot for the heck of it...
If you're interested in the origin of the name 'Banzai Pipeline', I have a segment of text for you lifted from Wikipedia that is quite interesting:
The location's compound name combines the name of the surf break (Pipeline) with the name of the beach fronting it (Banzai Beach). It got its name in December 1961, when surfing movie producer Bruce Brown was driving the North Shore with California surfers Phil Edwards and Mike Diffenderfer. Brown stopped at the then-unnamed site to film Edwards catching several waves. At the time, there was a construction project on an underground pipeline on adjacent Kamehameha Highway, and Diffenderfer made the suggestion to name the break "Pipeline". The name was first used in Brown's movie Surfing Hollow Days.
While at 6'7", highly inflexible and lacking agility, I'm unlikely to ever be able to surf this wave, it is still a wave I really appreciate none the less.
Even with the now semi-recent discovery to Teahupoo, in Tahiti, I still think the Banzai Pipeline is one of the world's most classic waves.
Tahiti satellite photo
Teahupoo satellite photo
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Plus, even though it's just an image thing, there's also something about Hawaii being the spiritual home of surfing that adds to Pipeline's specialness...
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