Ok, Bert was laughing cause it was the logo for Hot Tuna, a Aussie classic surf supplier.
They opened the business in the 1960's and were pretty well know in the hard core surf crowd in Australia, but it was never as well know internationally as names like Quicksilver and Rip Curl. Business apparently was booming for Hot Tuna in the '80s when Bert was out surfing.
We popped into a surf shop to see if they had a bumper sticker (cause I thought the fish was so cute, haha). The guy at the counter looked up at Bert, "Old school, huh?"
Nothing like reminding somebody they aren't in their teens anymore!
Here are a couple of pics from the 'old school' surfie.
Wind surfing....
Skimboarding when he was younger...
Most resent pictures of 'old school surfie' .... (above at Waitpinga, South Australia coming in from what I the newbie surfie would classify as terrifying waves:)
And here out in California (Oceanside I think)....
7 comments:
Once a surfer, always a surfer. Too bad you can't just do that where ever you are like golfing or something.
Wow! I will have to remember to have Zach check out these pics of Bert!!
How far from the ocean did Bert live when growing up?
How versatile, Bert. What else have you accomplished? Who took the pictures? Dad? Interesting blog.
They live about four of five blocks from the ocean for a couple of years, and then they moved to about 1/2 mile away. He still loves salty air. :)
There is a picture of the house the Pohl's have lived in since Bert was 16....waaay back in the archives. It is a post from October 3, 2006. From the picture, it looks closer to the ocean than 1/2 a mile, but they live up on a big hill.
This is all just waay too cute! I like to brag about how Bert was like the #1 surfie in AU whenever I get a chance!
See now, we had Hot Tuna for dinner growing up...on toast, don'tja know. Anytime, the pastor wants to surf SoCal, mom has a bedroom open, ya know...I'm just sayin...
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