The Shorts--Dispatch from the Middle

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2011

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

For surfer Wade Grocott, his local break is thousands of kilometers away. The weeks he's not surfing, he's surrounded by the prairies of Saskatchewan. Answering the questions of his fellow and understandably curious Saskatchewanians is just part of the process. Surfing? Saskatchewan? Really? Wade has got the answers.

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0:00.0	I'm a Ranger, a new Belgian beer ranger.
0:06.8	You can't see my uniform because we're on the radio, but you can bet I'm wearing it
0:10.4	with pride.
0:12.0	Wandering the land from coast to coast, bringing good beer to the masses, while I can develop
0:16.2	quite a thirst.
0:18.8	Now we've crafted a beer with Simco, Chinook, and Cascade hops, the Ranger IPA, so bold
0:25.4	and refreshing it can satisfy a ranger's thirst.
0:29.3	Try a new ranger IPA and then head online to get in uniform at newbellgim.com.
0:36.3	Employee-owned, alternatively empowered, new Belgian brewing.
0:41.0	Follow your folly, hours of beer.
0:44.8	We got Rangers in position because we got a great admission for you.
0:48.1	With additional support from Kuat Rax and Patagonia.
0:58.7	4.45 am, minus 26 degrees Celsius, strong wind, not uncommon weather for here in late
1:06.6	December.
1:08.6	Boards are packed, waxed and sunscreen are stowed, leashes and rash guards stuffed in
1:13.8	the few remaining spaces of my bag.
1:16.4	A quick stop for gas and coffee, and we're on our way.
1:20.4	We're not on a typical dawn patrol to the local point.
1:34.4	2,300 kilometers from the nearest rideable ocean wave.
1:38.5	We are loading up for the hour drive to the airport.
1:41.6	Mexico, Bali, Puerto Rico, Ecuador will spend our hard earned vacations in places seeking
1:48.4	warm weather and waves.
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