Nova Scotia Surfing - Cowa-Baya-Bunga Dude!
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2025
- Video shot on Oct. 27, 2017
I stole the car from my wife and made her walk home from work ( not really...lol ) and took a 1 3/4 hour drive to Cow Bay to purposely shoot some video of local surfers. I had never been there before and didn't know what to expect except that MagicSeaWeed had predicted good conditions for that Friday. What I found was a gem of a surf spot with multiple entry points along the bay area in which to surf and a boatload of awesome surfers ripping it up!!!
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL THE SURFERS WITH WHOM I MET THAT DAY:
First of all, I want to say that is was sincerely an honor, pleasure and privilege to meet all the surfers that I met that day. I want to thank each and every one of you who let me get up in their grill and in their personal space to ask surfing questions and to let me chat with them. You couldn't have been more friendly to this 54 year old outsider who is just learning how to surf and trying to make some fun UA-cam videos. Thanks again for your kindness and hospitality! ;)
Secondly, I want to apologize as I think I pushed my little waterproof tough Olympus TG-4 camera way past it's limits that day so please forgive me and my camera for all of the out of focus, grainy and jittery clips and weird audio noises as I tried my hardest ( and so did the camera ) to do you guys justice and get some decent shots of all of you surfing that day. Oh yeah, I was surrounded by flies most of that day too in case you're wondering what all the black things flying around were.
I found out after getting home and looking at the clips on a full screen, that DIGITAL ZOOM is a no-no in video production...causes grainy shots! I also had a digital compression setting in my camera set to a position for quantity of shots and not quality so that may have affected the quality of clips I took as well...can you tell that I'm new at this? In any case, I did get a lot of shots of various surfers who were there that day and I managed, after many hours of editing over 100 clips...to make this video. I tried my best with what I've got to work with...
I hope you enjoy what I have presented to you. I also hope that you won't mind if I come up again some time in the future to shoot more surfing video. I had an awesome day with you all and I hope you enjoyed the day too...it sure looked like a good one from my point of view!!!
Sincerely, John Egan ;)
Music :
Surfing_Llama - Bird Creek - UA-cam Audio Library
Tidal_Wave - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
Pink_Lemonade - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
Venice_Beach - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena - UA-cam Audio Library
Marcos_H_Bolanos_-_11_Surfing_Day - Marcos H. Bolanos - Unchained Melodies Vol. 2
Soldier_On - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
Leaving - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
West - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
Down_The_Drain - Everet Almond - UA-cam Audio Library
Parasail - Silent Partner - UA-cam Audio Library
Camera Equipment - Olympus TG-4 Waterproof
Video Editor - Hitfilm Express 2017 ( Free Version )
SPECIAL THANKS to:
Ben Gravy of Ben Gravy Vlogs: / @bengravyy
Brian Carey of Aeon Surfboards:
/ aeonsurf
Logan Landry - Local North America and World ranked surfer:
A hometown surfer hero of mine who used to live just around the corner from me...
...for inspiring me to seriously take up surfing at age 54 ( Ben ), for helping me with my first two surf lessons with his time and equipment ( Brian ) and for proving that a good ol Annapolis Valley boy ( Logan ) can make it in the surfing world and has shown that Nova Scotia is an awesome place to surf!
For the surfers that I met in Cow Bay Friday 27, 2017...please read the description for an IMPORTANT MESSAGE. To all other viewers, please enjoy the video and leave a comment if you feel so inclined...Thanks! Cheers, John ;)
THE DREAM!!
Hi Ben, I'm so honored that you took the time out of your busy schedule to watch my video! Did you see the mention of your channel in the description? Stoked and thanks for the support ;) Cheers, John ;) P.S. I'm serious about what I said in the comment section of your last video about getting your wetsuit and your board...got my heart set on the both of them!
Wow, awesome video and great waves! Looks like a fun session!
HI there Rogue Wave Surfboard Repair, Thanks for watching the video. I was stoked to get in on this action as it was one of my very first surf videos. It would be nice to someday ride waves like that but I'm still working on little 3 footers...lol! I only get out about half a dozen days a season if I'm lucky. Looked like a lot of work to me to get back to the point though...but great payback once you get there. I'd love to get back to catch some more action one of these days but I haven't been doing much camera work lately. Cheers, John 🤙
@@funafter5081 I hear ya- I don't get to surf as much as I 'd like either! Looking forward to seeing another vid of yours whenever you release
@@Rogue_wave I just took up surfing at age 54 so the learning curve is a little steep especially when I only get out a few days a year but it's great fun and very challenging. I have not been dragging my camera gear to the beach recently as I'm trying to concentrate on learning how to surf more than messing around with cameras. I am getting close to the point where I'm thinking of bringing out the cameras again. My local break, where I usually shoot video, doesn't get huge waves like in this video but they are still fun. Who knows, I might shoot another video before the end of my season...stay tuned. 😎
Wow! That is a really nice wave, not counting the fall foliage and pine trees! The local squad seems stoked too
Hi Lucas, at this break you can walk back to the point on the rocky beach if you want to. The area is popular as it's right outside of our capital city of Halifax. A little further down the road is Lawrenctown Beach...where it all started here in Nova Scotia. I shot a quick video there too on my way back from a sesh on another gorgeous beach called Martinique. Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/__aOPpYGt1I/v-deo.html&ab_channel=JohnEgan. Cheers, John ;)
P.S. Hope you are healing well! Curiosity question: Did you encounter your health problems after your jabs?
Very nice! Love the SUPERTONESURF soundtrack. Thanks for the stoke! Yeww!
Hiya teleroi, thanks a plenty for the kind comment...I didn't even realize I had a SUPERTONESURF soundtrack...lol! All I did was search for surf music in the UA-cam audio library. You da man! Cheers, John ;)
John Egan Right on John. My home break and tunes as a kid. ua-cam.com/video/7ddnjIwJdEc/v-deo.html
Very cool video teleroi! I love watching longboards and those multiple surfers on one wave...yeewww! Thanks for the link ;) Were you in those videos? Cheers, John ;)
John Egan I was just a little brat with no clothes on back then.
Haha...didn't realize the era that video was shot in...oops! Cheers, John ;)
Reminds me of a rocky left hand point break that I used to surf in Oregon. Cold water too!
I was gonna ask if you surfed and you have answered my question. Are you still surfing these days? Yeah, the water is cold up here. I'm gonna get a pool thermometer to keep track of the water temps for viewers ( and myself ) when I go surfing. Good info to know for what wetsuit to wear if you have more than one too. Thanks for watching the video! Cheers, John ;)
Funny sound effects, seriously they caught me by surprise ha ha ha. I just subscribed to your channel. Ruben
Hiya Ruben, thanks for the sub bro...much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the Sound FX...just trying to have fun with my editing and make it a bit more enjoyable for people to watch ;) Subbed ya back my friend! Thank THE PHOENIX for our connection...he steers me to cool channels like yours ;) Cheers, John ;)
I think I'll watch it again!
My favorite sound effect is at 6:03 ha ha
Haha...Ruben...mine too! When I saw that I laughed to myself and I just had to put that sound effect in...Cheers, John ;)
so cool
Hi Mike, yeah it was an awesome day for my first time at Cow Bay. I heard so much about it before I went and I was stoked to see such good conditions, good weather and so many surfers out. Nova Scotia is a great place to surf! Cheers, John ;)
Nice vid, John! Some juicy tunes in there too, I like that :-) I'm really hoping I can locate a point break like this out our way, maybe around the SW corner so I can enjoy the fruits of the point break: long long rides.
Hi Brian, Thanks for the support and kind comment dude! Yeah, I'd love to see you catch some 25 - 30 second rides like these guys caught...and close to home would be really cool too! The challenge is on...find that sweet spot...there's gotta be one down there somewhere! Cheers, John ;)
Hey guys, I hope you can get together. Brian could surf, John could film. Then Brian could film and John could surf. It's a win-win situation. Again, great job on the edit and I've viewed twice now! I LIKE this WAVE!
Haha...the key word here is "surf"...haven't mastered that yet...lol! Don't worry, you haven't seen the end of Brian and me just yet...I just have to get my shizzle together, get some gear and catch up to him a little bit...er, I mean...a lot!!! I was just up to the "city" ( Halifax ) the other day and stopped at a camera shop. I can get a telephoto lens for my camera...might be a way to improve my close ups in the future. We'll see how the job hunt goes and I'll see if I can't pick a telephoto lens up sometime in the near future. Thanks for pumping up my "views" count bro! ;) Cheers, John ;)
Very nice video.
Thank you Top Travel Vlog VIII, I had a lot of fun meeting the surfers and shooting the video! Cheers, John ;)
WELCOME.
I'm enjoying this video again this morning with a cup of coffee and getting a kick out of the sound effects. Cowabunga Dude!
Haha Ruben! The "Moose At Cow Bay" video has sound effects in it too...here's the link to it: ua-cam.com/video/Q51DgW5AXHI/v-deo.html . Thanks for the support ;) I'm working on a skatepark construction video right now but it won't have much for effects in it but it will have one really cool one for sure...work in progress and I don't know when I'll finish it. I have over 500 shots and video clips to edit!!! Take care Ruben! Cheers, John ;)
great video ! beautiful place, nice shots of those nice waves and long rides ! how cold was the water?
Hiya magic cheesball, sorry for the late reply but I just got a new job and my grand daughter just had her 1st birthday party...blah, blah, blah so I'm finally just getting the time to check and see what's been going on in the cyber world and this was my first chance to get back to you ;) Anyhow, thanks for the comment and yes Nova Scotia is a beautiful place especially the little spots like Cow Bay dotted all around the coast! Yeah, I agree...a lot of those guys had some really long mellow rides, eh? It was a gorgeous day with a number of the surfers in bare feet and no gloves. The surfers were wearing anything from 5/4/3's to 3/2's and the water was around 15°C/59°F. Cheers, John ;)
hi john thanks for the reply back and congrats on the new job! 59° isn't as cold as i thought it would be i could survive that possibly ha. coldest i have been in here in Florida was around 64° to 65° in February so not to far off . it must be icebergs in the water there in February ha .
It's crazy man, I've seen some videos where guys are paddling out through slush to get to the waves...dedicated or what??? Cheers, John ;)
Wow this video is really nice! Love songs! Nice effects!! Water look really cold ahah!! Amzing job!! 👊🔥🤘🌴
Hey Jordan, thanks for the nice comment! Actually, the water wasn't that cold for around here...the surfers were loving it...as you could probably tell...but yes, they were in full wetsuits. Cheers, John ;)
Hey John, Love the videos you post. My friend and I (from Massachusetts) are planning on driving up to Nova Scotia in May to explore the south coast. Do you have any tips for surf spots / places to camp out? anything you can pass along is much appreciated
- Ryan
Hi Ryan, I am so stoked that you and your friend are coming up to Nova Scotia...that's awesome! Thanks for the kind word about my videos too. Wow, you kinda caught me off guard with this question as I am just getting into surfing myself and I actually haven't even got my own gear yet but I will pass along what I know. The popular spots are Lawrencetown and Cow Bay which are close to Dartmouth ( Halifax ) and as you go southwest from there I guess the next most popular spot would be Western Head just outside of Liverpool. What I would suggest is that you hook up with some surfers at Ltown or Cow Bay or surf shops near there and they will be able to fill you in on the other spots as they'd have more local knowledge than I do at this point. Another spot where you might be able to get some good surf info is at White Point Beach Resort as they have a crew that teaches surf lessons there and if there is somebody at the shop, I'm sure they'd be able to give you some advice on some surf spots in the southwest area of NS too. You can also surf at their beach as well if the surf is up and it's close to Western Head so if one place isn't firing the other might be. Also, there is a Nova Scotia Webcam at White Point which can give you a hint of the surf along the shore here at: www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/white-point-beach-resort/
Here's another fun thing you can do: go on Google maps, in satellite mode, and look for white crescent beaches facing the ocean on the southwestern shores of the province, and you will probably find a place where you can drive up to an isolated beach and have the whole place to yourselves. I do have a buddy who is in my first surf video and his name is Brian Carey and he makes custom wooden surfboards. His Facebook site is: facebook.com/Aeonsurf/ and if you contacted him and told him I referred you to him, he may be able to let you know more info on the local surf scene. He's the guy who gave me my first two surf lessons and is in the first 3 surf videos that I posted on UA-cam. If you want to check surf conditions at Mavillette Beach, check out this webcam:
www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/mavillette-beach/
It's more of a beginner beach and it's where I plan on learning the ropes of this great sport.
Now about camping...I used to camp at a provincial park called Graves Island which is on the south shore near Chester and it opens on May 18. It has nice facilities and would be halfway between the city ( Halifax/Dartmouth ) and Liverpool. If you want to stay closer to the southern end of the province there is also another provincial park called Rissers Beach and it opens on May 18 as well. It's just outside of Bridgewater if you're looking at a map. There are other provincial parks along the coast but I haven't stayed at them so I don't know what they are like. One example is Thomas Raddall provincial park but I haven't stayed there yet and it's possible you might be able to surf very close to that park too if the conditions are right.
I wish I knew more in depth about the local surf scene for you as I would really like you to have a great experience here, but from what I have personally experienced with Nova Scotia surfers so far, is that they are very friendly and helpful about giving you advice on great places to surf. When I shot both of my Cow Bay videos last year I talked to a lot of them and they were very kind to me as a noob and an outsider and if you are packing a surfboard and a wetsuit and bump into a local surfer I'm sure they'd hook you up. Give my another year and I would be able to fill you in much better as I plan on getting more into surfing this year and I ask a lot of questions when I meet local surfers but as for now, that's probably about it... I wish you and your friend the very best in your travels, and as Ben Gravy says, I hope it's TOTALLY NUKING when you get here! Cheers, John ;)
Thank you John! much appreciated
Not a problem Ryan...let me know how it all works out! Cheers, John ;)
P.S. If there are no waves, bring a skateboard...there are lots of new skateparks around these days... ;)
What a day! It's cool to watch average surfers (like me) having fun in great conditions. PS old dudes on longboards rule!
Thanks for the comment notxorc! You make it sound like you were one of the surfers in the video, where you? I just got a board...see the video here: ua-cam.com/video/cMd_s5oQsf4/v-deo.html and hope to be in the water as soon as I get my new Ben Gravy signature 4/3 VYRL wetsuit, which should be here tomorrow. I'm taking up the challenge of learning how to surf at a later stage in life, I'm 54, but better late than never, eh? You know what, I do love old guys on longboards too...they are so classic and fun to watch! Cheers, John ;)
Hi John! Great Cow Bay video. Was wondering if this was all of your footage or if you had some more clips that didn’t make the video? I was out there this day and would love to see any other clips you might have of me!
Hi Claire, Thanks for the kind comment and yes, this was all the footage that I got that day except for out of focused clips. I was trying to shoot whoever was up on their board and it was hard to catch everybody all the time. Near the end of the day I was turning my camera off to save battery and I may have missed some rides while the camera was off and not ready to shoot. Oh man...now I'm really bummed that I missed you as I did see a couple of ladies out their surfing, but I'm afraid to say I didn't catch you girls up on your boards :( Were you surfing inside? If you were, I might have missed you too as I was positioned to get most of the rides from the outside because I don't have much zoom on my camera. Also from where I was positioned, if you were riding inside, I would have only caught the back of your head as you rode away from me. I'm so sorry dear! I'll be back again someday and maybe I'll catch you riding again. If you see me up there again, please feel free to punch me in the nose for missing your rides...seriously! Cheers, John ;)