This is my dog Silva at a secret beach in Ucluelet. My friends Lennie and Serena where married at this beach on Saturday. The best part of the whole weekend was getting to surf with 15 of my closest friends at Wickaninnish beach. It was a perfect long boarding day and having my friends there to share my excitement made it even more fun. Until next time...

I shambled after as usual as I've been doing all my life after people that interest me, because the only people that interest me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yearn or say a commonplace thing.....but burn, burn, burn like a roman candles across the night.- On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Rip Curl Stew 2012

I was lucky this weekend because I got to visit one of my favorite places in the world, Tofino. B.C. I watched some of my favorite athletes and friends  compete in this year's Rip Curl Stew Surf Comp. The event celebrates Canada's growing surf scene and attracts longboarders, groms (a.k.a junior surfers) and Canada's top professional surfers. 

The scene is always fun with music, parties, fashion and of course the warm stew being served up right on the beach. This year Peter Devries won the big $5000.00 check, coming first in the men's category, followed by Sepp Bruhwiler in second and Raph Bruhwiler in third. Lea Oke won the women's category for the second year in a row and Kalum Bruhwiler placed first in the Juniors. 

I got to surf great conditions on Sunday and had a fantastic time enjoying everything this Tuff little beach town had to offer. Hopefully, I'll see you there next year?

Adam Chilton

Reid Jackson

Christian
Montinho

Des Larson

Kalum Bruhwiler

Raph Bruhwiler

Peter Devries 

Noah Cohen

Salinas Laperrier

Mud,Sweat and Tears

I"m reading Bear Grylls autobiography, "Mud,Sweat and Tears. It's a very honest account of a former UK Special Forces paratrooper turned TV star. His TV series Man vrs Wild is watched by 1.2 billion viewers in more than 180 countries. It may be cliche but I thought I could learn a thing or two from his success. I'm only 3/4 of the way through the book but I read a quote I wanted to share. "Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man(or women) with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.It can also make them fun to be around." I love this statement because it's been proven true to me over and over again in my own life. When I first started to work on my Restless Josie webisodes I was desperately searching for something. If I hadn't been so unhappy in my life, I wouldn't have fought so hard to develop a career I could be proud of. If life really knocks you down, what are you going to do? Fight back and just lay there and take it? I think this is what separates us. Are you a whiner and a bitcher or a happy warrior? We all have that choice:)

Think before you speak

I read a lot. Sometimes a passage strikes a cord with me and I can't get it out of my head. Usually because I can either personally relate or I'm just utterly inspired by the honesty and integrity of the words. Last night I read just a such a quote. "Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid." - Meltzer Bernard I really like this because I often ask myself these questions to late. I try to make the person I'm talking to comfortable by chatting them up. Maybe in the future I will practice my active listening skills and take a moment or two to really think about what I'm going to say.

Comox Valley Record - 'Restless Josie' show features Crashed Ice champ Croxall

Comox Valley Record - 'Restless Josie' show features Crashed Ice champ Croxall

Do not miss the TUFF TV 'Restless Josie' featuring World Champion Kyle Croxall, winner of the 2012 Red Bull Crashed Ice. The 2012 'Restless Josie' TV series is well underway, Josie's first trip was in March and took her to Quebec City to report on the Red Bull World Champion Crashed Ice Competition. This crazy sport has male and female athletes wearing full hockey gear and downhill ice skating at break-neck speed down a daredevil course. This year's course was constructed through the hilly streets of Quebec City. Josie was there to witness Kyle Croxall win the championship in front of 100,000 spectators. "It feels amazing" said Croxall after winning the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship".  How did he do it? By getting a second place in Quebec, Kyle finished the year with 3000 points, just 40 ahead of Finland's Arttu Pihlainen. Croxall won an Austin MINI by securing the World Title. Kyle's brother, Scott Croxall, crashed into a wall late in the race and still secured a third. The 'Restless Josie Crashed Ice Special" will also cover some of the local attractions in Quebec City and take the viewer behind the scenes of the incredible World Champianship event. " I've have had the opportunity to have an exciting  life where I travel to  amazing places and meet great people" says Josie, but my job's especially cool when I can shine the spotlight on an incredible athlete! To check out more visit : http://win.gs/szrak1 www.restlessjosie.com TUFF TV will also be streaming the special live on there web-site. http://www.tufftv.com/ Airing Dates on TUFF TV Saturday May 19th at 7:30 PM. Sunday May 20th at 5:30 PM. Saturday May 26th at 7:30 PM. Sunday May 27th at 5:30 PM.