More about Surfing Taiwan

 
    From what I'm hearing this year's typhoon season in Taiwan is off to a really great start.  We've already had three typhoons come close creating some really fun typhoon waves.  The west coast, which is usually as flat as a lake is also starting to get some good swells and it's been fantastic! It's unbelievable how much surf there actually is in Taiwan.  When there's a west swell, beautiful breaks, a lot of them lefts, pop up everywhere and I'm sure a lot of breaks have yet to be discovered. 

   This week we got to surf a different break than our usual Jialeshuei break.  I didn't get any good pictures again (sorry!) but it was really good.  The wind was offshore and there were only six of us in the water.  Not only that but on either side of us, you can see lots of other peaks and a point break on either side lacking even one surfer.  Even driving down to the spot we surfed we saw at least half a dozen good, uncrowded breaks. 

Unfortunately it was overcast so the pictures came out really blurry, or maybe it was my camera. 

Finishing up and going home

   Yesterday a typhoon warning was issued again and the beaches were closed until this afternoon.  The waves were big and beautiful and it was torture to watch these waves and not be able to surf them.  When they opened the beach back up this afternoon the swell had dropped a lot but there were still overhead sets coming through and a strong offshore wind.  It was a lot of fun!  I love the typhoon season!