Video blogs are all the rage and Brett Barley’s honest, insightful series is a good look at the ups and downs of the pro surfer life…

I’ve always desired to go to Tahiti, and surf Teahupoo. It’s pretty expensive from the East Coast of the U.S., and never having been invited before, I just never have gone. Well that all changed, and I finally got a taste of the heaviest wave at the end of the road. I learned that the crowd factor is much more difficult than I imagined from seeing videos online. I also learned I should never go back without my own filmer, haha. BUT, I had a blast with some friends, and it was an incredible learning experience that’ll have me trekking back to the South Pacific sometime in 2019.