595 - Jeff Johnson: Part One
Surf Splendor
David Lee Scales
4.8 • 669 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Adventurer Jeff Johnson joins us today to explain his path from ne'er-do-well skate teen to world class photographer; from stealing lumber to build skate ramps, to lifeguarding on the North Shore, to designing a professional life of world travel, Jeff explains how boredom is the key to unlocking your life's passion. Part One of Two. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Waterways Travel.com. We only have one room left in our Chakama, Peru trip for August of this year. |
| 0:07.8 | It can accommodate up to three people, so you could book it solo or with a buddy or two. |
| 0:13.4 | Luke Cederman of the Ragland Surf Report is joining us on this trip. I will be there hosting the trip. |
| 0:20.5 | Luke is coming as a guest, |
| 0:22.2 | and then we'll have about 18 other like-minded listeners that you can join. We did this exact |
| 0:28.3 | trip last year. It was so good that we're going back again this year. A lot of people on that |
| 0:33.1 | trip are still involved in the group text message chain. Everybody became friends. So it's just such a great time. The Chicama Boutique Hotel, where we're involved in the group text message chain everybody became friends so it's just such a great time |
| 0:39.4 | the chicama boutique hotel where we're staying is actually regarded as the nicest in all of northern |
| 0:44.7 | peru sits on a hill overlooking the wave the restaurant and the deck which has the pool and jacuzzi |
| 0:51.2 | they all overlook the wave so you're just surveying the surf all day, |
| 0:57.2 | picking your time, when to go out. Our package includes three meals a day and even boat service |
| 1:04.2 | in the lineup. They actually pick you up right on the beach and they drop you at the top of the |
| 1:07.9 | point. They even retrieve you after waves. It's kind of |
| 1:12.5 | incredible. The boat drivers are great. And as you know, Chakama is one of the longest lefts in the |
| 1:17.3 | world. So that boat service really comes in handy. So if you'd like to join myself and Luke |
| 1:22.5 | Sederman, it is August 22nd through the 29th. You can find pricing and details at surf splendorpodcast.com, |
| 1:30.8 | or you can reach out directly to waterwaystravel.com. They are the ultimate surf travel concierge |
| 1:37.9 | since 1994, so they'll help you score wherever in the world you want to go any time of year. |
| 1:43.7 | Travel intelligently with |
| 1:45.4 | Waterways Travel.com. One of the great joys of this job is being able to connect with artists and surfers whose work I've admired for years, sometimes decades. |
| 2:15.6 | And I had seen photos of today's guest getting absolutely kegged on the |
| 2:20.5 | North Shore. Then I saw his name credited as a photographer and then as a writer, and my admiration |
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