Message from Lucia: When we started TAKE 5 the plan was to follow 5 Professional sports people with 5 very different lifestyles and see what they get up to over a period of 24 months through a series of monthly 5 minute interviews. During the initial conversation with Guy it was made clear that to be a part of this project he would need to make himself contactable…as you can see the last interview was in February, since then 7 months have passed,…“why?” I hear you ask…because we can never get hold of him. We’ve stalked Guy on social media but his Facebook page isn’t even in his real name, according to Twitter he’s been in Spain, France, Germany and Puerto Rico. Speak to his friends and they’ll say…”he doesn’t answer his phone because he never has it on him”…well, yesterday I got lucky…well, sort of…
- Hi. Where are you?
- We’re on the far west coast of Ireland. It’s beautiful. Wild and beautiful. On an island. Awesome!
- Ok. And why are you in Ireland? I think I know!
- uhhh…waves! Hahaha… we arrived in Ireland yesterday, drove straight from Dublin to Easkey. I went for a surf and then met my mates in the pub; chicken pie and a few pints of Guiness… lovely. I stayed with Cain [Kilcullen – 3 x Irish Surfing Champion] in Enniscrone last night . We looked at the chart and decided we should check this place out, so we got up real early and left in the dark – got here about 2 hrs ago. Since then we’ve just been sat in the car drinking coffee from Corib and eating the biggest breakfast rolls you’ve ever seen.
- Is it Raining? The last time I was in Ireland it never stopped.
- Do you know what, it’s beautiful. A big, blue sky with not a cloud in sight. There’s no-one around – it’s like we’re hangin out with mother nature; the sky, the beach, the sea and behind us are mountains. Wicked! As we drove down through the valley earlier, the mist was settled over the trees and as the sun has come up it’s slowly dissipated. There’s even a little rivermouth at the end of the beach. We’ve got everything.
- So what’s the plan now?
- Well, there’s not a lot of swell but Cain knows a spot down the road that might have a little something on it.
I lose the signal and the call is ended. 5hrs later, I eventually get hold of Guy and Cain again.
- Hi. It’s Lucia
- Howzit! We had some sick waves, head high. The wind picked up but it was clean. It was reeling, hollow, 4 of us out…and 2 seals. All you could see out the back was the ocean and mountains. I had a few good ones and Cain got one of the sweetest barrels I’ve seen in ages. He took off, stalled and then pulled into this perfect little grey cavern – amazing! I love it here.
I lose signal again and try to get hold of them but no answer. I try again the next day and the phone just rings and rings. Perhaps I should leave them too it – they’re obviously having fun. I wanted to talk to Guy about tennis and whatever else he’s been up to but I think it’s going to be a bit of a struggle – how can I compete with waves, the beach, seals, mountains and mother nature?
Check out Cain’s new film – Oceanic Acid (https://vimeo.com/94950033) Is this where Guy and Cain were surfing?