The Phileas Project Pt 8.3 Video
/The next installment of the Phileas Project is here!
Thanks to James Tanner, Mark Jeffrey and Robyn Thomson for your hospitality!
Back to Japan for a wee stint with Piskian!
Cheers
G
THE PHILEAS PROJECT
Phileas was the 50th mat to come out of the G-Mat workshop. To celebrate this, and to say thank you for all the support I've been shown by the global mat collective, I thought it fitting to send her off around the world for my mat brethren to ride and to add their own artwork to. Please get in touch to get involved.
This blog is a record of Phileas' journey. Around the world in... Well... Who knows how long?
Back to Oz
/So, after a diversion to NZ and then on to Sri Lanka, Phileas is heading back to Oz to hook up with Mark Jeffrey.
James has been hard at work adding his mark to Phileas and I'm sure you'll all agree that his work here is great!
I love the way James has added a touch of colour to the existing artwork.
Don't forget, you can keep an eye on the journey on the Google Maps page:
On she goes!!!
G
Sri Lanka Update from James
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Stoked to have word from James Tanner and Phileas who have been keeping themselves busy in Sri Lanka. Here's what James had to say:
Hi G
It's Lazy Left / Midigama / Sri Lanka. Photo cred Martin Dahlgren
Striking up conversation w. a holidaying Swedish family. The two excited boys shared a unusual story - unexplainable flying objects - a few days earlier, they observed a young couple, flying prone on waves, on couch cushions... Strange but wonderful.... At that moment Natalie and I brought out Phileas and inflated it for them.... explaining they'd in fact been watching us ride those waves on the 'surf mats'.
On that hilarious conincidence and the boys curiosity, we offered to help them into a couple of waves. While Martin, the father, offered to take a few pictures for Natalie and me. We all had a terrific time. Especially seeing the photographic outcome. Everyone got some memorable rides.
Thanks G-force, Dahlgren family & Welligama for your hospitality.
Looks really fun! Fin free ain't for me but James and Natalie seem to be going OK with it!!!
Many thanks to Martin Dahlgren for the photos. More to come from James hopefully!.
Cheers
G
On to Sri Lanka
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Sooooo. James still has Phileas but unfortunately hasn't been able to get footage or pics to date. He's off to Sri Lanka with her and a promise of pics and tales for the blog so another country will be ticked of the list! 😍😍😍
Can't wait to see what James sends us!
Cheers
G
NZ with James Tanner
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So, it's been a while due to this and that so time for an update. Phileas is currently with James Tanner on the North Island of New Zealand. James is currently making some plans:
"The salt water circus is here next [this] weekend. An alternative surf fest. so ill grab some photos of Phileas down there.
Meanwhile Im heading to Sri Lanka end of the month. Where I'm going with another mat rider. So if you want me too, i can take over there...
Peace
James
Yes! Yes! We do want that!!!
So a detour before heading back to Oz. Sounds good to me!
Cheers
G
