Surfing Near-Freezing Waves With a Bear on the Beach

The first five days of the trip were non-stop rain. No signs of blue sky, no signs of sunshine, just gray all day. But for some reason when you're on the boat and you have an empty wave to surf with just your friends, the rain really doesn't matter at all. The best thing about being so out there is being present. Present with the people you're around and present with the beautiful surroundings. Nice to be back in the wheelhouse with you, buddy. Good. We got it easy, these guys got it tough. I know, they're bringing in the cameras. Ten grand in wet camera gear trying to make it to the beach. This is for sure some of the best waves I've been able to surf in Alaska. Captain Mike just put us on the spot on a completely empty point break. And it's raining still. Alright, hurry up. No one else here, haven't even seen another person for two days. Definitely out here. So nice of it. The most exciting things about being on the boat, you see more wildlife than you do humans. It makes you feel really small and it makes you feel like the natural world is still in power. Black bear is cruising. Wow. Black bear right where we were just walking on the beach earlier. He's big. Whoa. Yeah, no, he hears it. I play a seal. A pack of sea lions. Sea lions. Yeah, sorry, gotta make them sound scarier. No, they were scarier. Wow, they bailed. They literally left the point break and came all the way over to you. I want to accurately describe what happened. They were terrified. Okay, class. Hands together, elbows apart. Get your hands up, young lady. Bring it back into upside down prayer. That crackle pops on the first one. Redo it. This is small. I think I'm moving a surf scooter. Yeah, there's pretty prevalent. The left looks... Yeah, when the tide starts flooding. Skylar, your landing over there looks very whitewater-y. Oh, yeah. It is black bear beach. Oh, my goodness. Looks bigger. Definitely looks bigger. There's so much more white water on that beach over there. Just take a peek out there. Wow, look at that. Lions. Just one guy out. Whoever's got it all to themselves. Where are you going, Bruna? I'm going out. I'm following Johnny. We found them after their insane rides. It's the little one. Casey's coming out. Those Connecticut arms are a little noodley. I'm ready to get barked at by the locals. The boys are back in town. Put your legs up. You scared them away. Straight downpouring. This is a California downpour, at least. I had to yell at the sea lions. Don't mess with me. I heard you got some fun ones. I got the best ones. There's some sick things. They were. I'm happy. Celebration beer. It started pouring right when you paddled out. Yeah, it didn't stop. Then I got a seal that came under me and was just looking up at me. I pulled my feet out of the water real quick. Everybody got the best of it today. My guess is that that bend and that bend. Water can probably get in there. Yeah, right on the top. I just checked the odds. I mean, it just looks as good as it was earlier. It looks like it got a little rockier. In the 40s. There you go. Both feet. He's got it. There's some, like, lure about Alaska and the wildness of the place. It left me in a complete respect for how, like, little we're in control of things, I guess. I thought I'd surf this good of a wave. There's better than lowers. There's this crazy chip in from the outside, where it's just like the easiest wave to take off on. And then it stands up on the inside. And it's the most fun I've ever had snowboarding, I think. Three, three. Still holding up. Staying warm? Yeah, I'm doing pretty good. It's kind of gnarly out here, huh? It's not great, but the waves are good. Little guy. It's, like, super mellow and easy and, like... Is that fun? No, it's cold. How are you guys? So cold. Too much surfing. That's our only problem. But it was offshore and just... It's clean as it gets. Better than last time? So much better. I have no idea. Exceeded my expectations of what Alaskans could do. Like, the chances of bringing this board out were pretty slim, but... Thing got freaking broken in today. Just thinking about you guys, I was like, I'm joking on the YouTube. At least a little. I'm just tripping out Elliot's in shorts still. Dude, I don't know how. You paddle boarded into the beach in shorts. Just booties and shorts. Yeah! What? This is what the people want to see. Absolutely. This is what... If they pay the five dollars a month... This is all actual cat hair. We'll make them like Elliot. Holy smokers. Good session? That was the best. Freaking shortboard session I think I've ever had. That was so fun. I literally can't paddle anymore. Woo! Look at that beauty. Looks so good. Oh, thank you. All wave. You having a good time? I don't think it gets better. I don't think it gets colder either. This is a Mike trick. Straight in there. It was a little cold, but we managed. No bears. All we could ask for. I thought that one was full. One bottle at a time. Saving the world. P-U-R-A. Look, a bear got it or something. Doopey. You're out there longer than anybody. I did something to my eye. Oh my... What?