- [As a pride of Lions attack the buggy they're driving in]
- Patrick O'Connell: I thought the locals at Huntington were mean!
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- Narrator: Waves have been breaking on the planet for tens of thousands of years. Except for the ancient Polynesians, its only been in this century that surfers began riding these waves.
- Narrator: For most surfers, the ultimate dream would be to follow the surf and the summer around the world.
- Narrator: If you're willing to take a leap of faith, get off your butt. Who knows how many great things are waiting in the world out there.
- Surfer: No matter how many National Geographics you've seen, to see the animals in person, on their home turf, is an awesome experience. One you'll never forget.
- Surfer: [at Jeffreysbaai in South Africa] What a wave. The swell comes wrapping around the point. The wave goes on and on.
- Surfer: The most spectacular break on the north shore is the Pipeline. I think it's the most awesome wave in the world. The waves so hollow and breaks so hard, it shoots air and water out the end with enough force to knock you down.
- Surfer: After all the great tube rides these guys have had, when they get a good one they still come out - stoked.
- Narrator: When you're in Australia, you go to the pub. You just do. There's one pub for every two Australians.
- Narrator: Fiji is truly the land of an endless summer. Air and water, each, about 82 degrees, the year round.
- Narrator: With enough time and enough money, you can spend the rest of your life following the summer around the world.
- Narrator: It's really noisy out there with the wind in your ears and the thunder of the waves. But, when you look from below, it's a different universe: silent and beautiful.
- Narrator: This is the kind of day you dream about. Perfect, good-sized, peeling waves. It was one of those days only a surfer would understand. You surf for nine hours straight, you have terminal sunburn, your arms turn into noodles from paddling, you have cuts all over from the shallow reef, and a great big smile on your face.
- Narrator: There are 300 islands in the Fijian chain. About 50 within a skiff ride from Tavarua. Each one is different: some have fancy resorts, some have native villages, and some are uninhabited. The most beautiful water I have ever seen.
- Narrator: Surfers are travelers and so are the waves they ride. Waves born by storms thousands of miles away travel across the oceans of the world to break on beaches for our enjoyment. These waves are a true gift of nature to us. No two are exactly alike. It's like someone's fingerprint.