Teahupo’o awakened late last week and bore her teeth, in case you hadn’t heard. If you’re like most and spend valuable time your employer is paying you in the bathroom scrolling Instagram, you may have seen Matahi Drollet’s impossible tube. Shane Dorian said it’ll still be epic in 100 years.
When Hawaii’s Tyler Newton saw the purple blob headed straight for French Polynesia, he knew he had to skip over to Tahiti. As it happens, he was on hand to document and take part in one of Teahupo’o’s best days of the year. It’s still early in the season, though. Here’s to hoping the place lights up when the Championship Tour makes its annual pilgrimage later this year.
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