Brilliant. Makes you think, what do you really need to be happy?

Sensational...
The ending puts life into such a simple perspective!

Great day for this to drop. It's cold, wet and onshore here so half an hour of Moroccan rights and Torryn on his long twinny is welcomed.

Mind-boggling. Best surf soundtrack I've heard in ages, and the waves were epic. Very, very different to my experience in Morocco.

Can I just say that the music is such a standout on both episodes. it's such a great idea to get a band to put together a long player soundtrack, and it sounds amazing. Makes a huge difference to my enjoyment, which was already high with that display of surf and surfing.

He makes it look so easy!

Once again unfuckn real
Torren put some vibrant colours on your boards please.

Epic - in every sense.

Found it somewhat comforting that Torren was struggling a little at **** (the first Moroccan spot). I thought that wave was screaming out for my 6'10 DS.

And yes, the kindness of strangers is a magic thing.

Well.....aren't I doing life wrong..!!

Outstanding ...no egos no airs and no making every wave ....just great stuff

Saving this for tonight to watch on the big screen.

I'm brimming with anticipation.

Well I think it's fairly safe to say..........

Those guys FUCKEN SCORED BIG TIME!

Excellent flick from all angles.

All of the above....classic music ,classic waves and done with such humility and feeling and with a great message for all of us.....dont take life too seriously and enjoy it for what it is and respect each other....in the best top 5 surf movies ever made in my book.......

Amazing

Very nice. Loved the tunes, and that wave at around 28 minutes, wow.

Agree with everything already said. Great waves, excellent surfing, great story, best music in a surf film in what feels like years! I love the honest discussion of how a good session makes you wander through life in euphoria, a renewed sense of the goodness in everything. Just existing on another level. Though if I had a session like the one at the start of the film I might just float off into outer space.

Yeah, fantastic. Loved the way it's been done... thoroughly enjoyed it from the soundtrack to the streetscape to the waves and the surfing.

haven't watched the film but agree with Spuds.

Agree with all of the above. That was so cool. Well done to all involved and thanks.

Loved that!
Thank you!!!

That was sensational and well worth the wait, soundtrack included.

Torren and Ishka sound like they are rock solid mates. There's something to be said for having a close mate that you can see eye to eye with who also shares the same passion for surfing. Makes those distant reccys all the more enjoyable, and you really form a strong companionship on the road and in the water. Much closer I believe than if you were simply travelling for travelling's sake.

That was stupendously good. I think these guys are going to be up there with the greats of surf flicks. The vibe, the music, the waves, the surfing, the artistry of the camera, even the sincerity of the message. And the paradox of showing Torren's mastery and fallibility. There just aren't enough superlatives.

And Matt from WA. Farkin legend effort from him from having a crack and from the boys for featuring him in their flick. That's about as good as it gets.

New benchmark.

yep, incredible surf film. cant add much more. so good

I was just wondering today when this episode 2 would drop... Did a van trip around Europe and Morocco with a couple of mates years ago for
6 months,time slowed right down....
Brought back some good memories, cracking waves and good people....

Epic movie and sounds !!

Awesome surf film! They scored after deciding on A mission-I guess not as hit and miss as the old days but effort and appreciation of travelling is so good to see. Oh my that guy can surf-draw your line slide at the bottom of a soon to be heaving barrel, stall, draw another line-repeat. Good stuff

Tread lightly, say g'day, stop and take some time to smell the roses.

Oh to be young again.

Loved it.

All of the above, great surfing and music ....

Agree with all of the above, amazing surf films. And the beauty of it is, it's only half way through, still two episodes to go.
For the quality of the waves they are getting, it's very uncrowded.

Love the pace of these guys surf films. And the way that Torren just let's the wave do the work.
You genuinely feel that they would've got just as much out of their experience with that old fisherman in his crazy cliffside dwelling, as with the mind boggling waves they scored. What travelling is all about.

What a dream trip. 

Awesome waves , surfing and scenery, great surf clip!
Im guessing Torryn may be part the inspiration for the flood of cashed up east coast surfers / hipsters here in the west at the moment living in carparks in their flash troopcarriers and vans. One thing selling that dream to the devotees but maybe he could be the guy to steer them into some "respect" for their surrounds too ? (he did make a mention of it briefly).
Van crew parked up in the prime carparks all day, shitting all over the place in beach carparks and tracks, so much rubbish left , not to mention fish carcasses of late.
Not sure how it is been the east coast but WA and SA have been smashed by the illegal campers and the environment is feeling it. Free camping is cool and a lot of fun but use toilets somewhere, take your rubbish and ciggie butts away and maybe even stay in a caravan park or the like occasionally and spend a few bucks in the place you are visiting to surf,? People live and surf in these places you are camping, you are noticed and parking all day in the front row carparks, making a mess and then coming out and being hasslers in the surf is wearing itself out with locals surfers here.

I also appreciate the artistry that goes into these masterpieces, got me thinking about what a stark contrast this is to the "Billy" doco that was covered on the same swell. So much more grace, so much less ego. Love these guys.

id really love to surf like Torryn

hear hear Mike.
same problem here.

Its amazing to me, how little these cunts give.

take everything and give nothing seems to be the ethos.

Very similar over here. Freedom Crappers everywhere.

My local has a very nice secluded carpark with a view over Cook Strait and the South Island mountains.
I spend many hours cleaning the place up, but it's an uphill battle.

There's often someone camping there, and I take great (petty, I know) pleasure in tooting my horn loudly when showing up for the early.

really liked this. Great adventure, music, waves, surfing... Dreaming of being able to freely wander the earth in the near future again searching for meaning, exotic waves and women, good times and friendship.

beautiful piece of storytelling.
bravo.
encore.
its a wonderful place to wander around to the point where the surf just seems a bonus.
y2k news year eve was walking the streets when we heard this incredible music coming out of this building. stood outside completely captivated for a few minutes then decided we had to knock on the door. someone let us us in and led us to this big hall where dozens of locals were singing and jamming on all sorts of instruments. spent the rest of the night listening and partaking of whatever was passed our way. one of the peak musical moments of my life.
lets hope we can all travel again soon.

I'm one of those who'll sleep in the back of the wagon and not pay for campsite etc, but why pay 100's a night for an Air BnB or campsite when you're only there to sleep. In after dark and out before first light.. It doesn't make sense.

Will go all out at the local cafe/bakery/bowlo/pub during the day for pre/post surf feeds.

I won't park in a busy spot or the car park for the location we wish to surf, and instead always find a more discrete locale.

If in more remote areas I'll pay for a cheap site. Will crap in public toilets or do the old aqua poo out of site and in a free flowing zone, not a stagnant rock pool.

Just on the movie, another cracker and it's all I ever need. Adventure, pumping waves, good company along with meeting and hanging with the local crew and non-surfers to delve deeper into the culture and significance of the area and its inhabitants.

Guinness in the first eppy, bit of hasheesh here hey Torren?

That frisson of adventure is one of the sweetest feelings going. That’s the beauty of these movies, it goes far beyond the waves and gives a little taste of that heady dive into the unknown when we step out of our comfort zone. I love it all- the ferries, the airports, the bizarre local cuisines -all of it. Whether it’s a plane trip to another continent, hitching a ride with some beetle nut toothed locals or just pointing the car in one direction and flooring it for hours before boarding a boat bound for over the horizon it’s all an amazing feeling.

I’m doing the latter right now. Driving past zombie punters on the highway as they go about their daily routines, my face split with a smile like a slice of watermelon, beating out the tempo of the blaring stereo with my hands on the steering wheel. Had to stop singing a few hours back when I tried to go note for note with the fella from Ratcat during “ Dont go now” and did something pretty hectic to my larynx.

I’m sure I’ll still be hooting through the pain over the next few days.

Journey on people.

Unreal movie, unreal waves. Also unreal, I suspect, is the vibe that 'everything is cool'. From the smartraveller website -
'Safety
Terrorism is a risk in Morocco. Tourist areas and public places are possible targets. Be alert to possible threats. Avoid known targets.
Westerners are at risk of kidnapping across North Africa. In Morocco, the risk increases in remote mountain areas, the south and border areas. Get professional security advice if you travel to these areas. Don't hike alone in mountain areas.
Petty crime, such as pickpocketing and bag snatching, is common. Tourists have been mugged when walking at night. Keep your belongings close. Don't walk in isolated areas or along dark streets at night.
Tourists may face aggressive begging and harassment, particularly near ATMs. Female travellers may be sexually harassed. Take care when using ATMs. If you're female, avoid walking or travelling alone.
Scams and fraud are common. These include double-charging credit cards, and replacing your purchased goods with lower-quality ones. Keep your credit card in sight during all transactions. Check all goods you buy. Don't send money to anyone in Morocco until you make proper checks.
Large public gatherings and protests can turn violent. Avoid demonstrations. Take care on weekends and around Friday prayers.'

Currently stuck in lockdown, it's freezing and raining horizontally, but this instalment made me smile and keeps the flame of adventure flickering.
I'm in awe of Torrens tube riding, in my 30+ years of surfing I can probably count on one hand the number of tubes ridden and if I'm honest even that number could be halved! How does he do it? Is it the waves he surfs or is it an uncanny knack and he'd be getting tubed on waves that no one else even knew even had a barrel. Got me stumped, but I could watch him tube ride all day. – Loved it, can't wait for the next instalment.

he's riding hollow waves, and he knows what to do with them.

rare combination.

rand go to g-land or kandui or any other high octane indo wave you will get more tubes in a month than 5 years at home.

Love the surfing and music in this short film but is there more than a touch of Russell Coight "its time to hit the road" about Torren's adventures? Driving from Scotland non-stop to Morocco to catch a swell bypassing France, Spain and Portugal. I seem to remember an earlier Torrren film that saw him drive Enfields up and down and across both islands of NZ in blistering rain chasing but failing to catch a swell front.

Help me out here guys but surely a swell front that hit Morocco like it did in Torren's film would have hit the known swell magnets in Europe. Even if it didn't to the degree it hit Morocco his surfing even in lesser waves in Europe would be well worth watching. I guess I'm saying I just don't get that sort of white knuckled sleep deprived travel when vanning it should be about slowing it all down.

Will the next instalment of Torren's adventures see him driving the full length of the African continent non-stop to catch a swell at J Bay??

Watched last night and slept on it. I think I enjoyed Torryn's lines the most, particularly how he is setting up the tubes very low on the bottom turn, and his innate ability to ride through so many, coming out high with speed - often to another section. It perfectly compliments the shortboard twinny.

It's a fluid, pleasing style of surfing that counterbalances the poo stances into massive air reverse I've been seeing.

Yeah, lovely flowing lines, although nursing a twinny through turns isn’t a skill I’m desperate to acquire. He’s a great surfer, no question, and tube sense that I’ll never even understand.

Loved the music too, and his openness to taking in the local culture. Complaints above about vans full of tourists rocking up, trashing the joint and being a menace in the ocean are the polar opposite.

Really dig a lot of middle eastern music. Morocco is virtually my definition of exotic. Would love to go there as well as through much of South America, but without concerns about being kidnapped, having a kidney removed and waking up in a bathtub, being mistaken for a yankee infidel and summarily executed, pickpocketed, ripped off, etc etc.

Sure, there’s no life without risk, but some are harder than others. There’s still time, who knows what adventure is around the corner.

On a very side note, got my passport renewed yesterday. God, it’s so much easier these days, did it all in a few hours from website to AusPost walk in. Looked at it, I’ll be 69 when it’s up for renewal. That’s old, not middle aged. What stamps will it have in it by then, or will it have any? Who knows.

My mate tells me waves like that in Morocco are rare to be uncrowded. apparently a lot of lids have taken over there these days.

Great film, incredible surfing. Haggling for kif in the medina followed by small glasses of hot, sweet, mint tea to seal the deal, good times.

Like a lot of interesting places, Morocco isn't without risk but the rewards are worth the danger in my opinion. Its possible to go there, stick to well known breaks, get a ton of sick waves and never leave the safety of western influence which is fine if that is what you're after. You don't need to travel far though to experience that slap in the face culture shock which seems to heighten the senses.

Moroccan's are on the whole very welcoming as being a good host to strangers is key in their culture. With this in mind its worth being prepared, take things you can offer in return for the hospitality you receive. In rural areas kids can't go to school if they don't have stationary so pencils and pads are welcome as are plain t shirts and batteries. At times the welcome can seem almost too much. In 98 a small group of us hiked through the Atlas mountains for 6 weeks exploring the Jbel Saghro and on one occasion we were welcomed by a local Berber chief who let us sleep on the roof terrace of his small fort. We were fed, watered and all of our clothes washed but when we were out exploring a nearby oasis all of our bags were put away for 'safety'. We ended up there for 4 nights without much choice in the matter. One night we were dressed in local gear and paraded through the streets with music and ululation ringing in our ears, it was cool but a bit overwhelming. We were very comfortable if a little bored at times and the water which came from goat skin bags hanging on small tripods had an unusual tang, We soon realised having westerners staying with him was kudos for the local leader and also that there were tensions between him and his brother, blazing rows giving the game away. A couple of our group were getting a bit nervous by the third day, no one knew where we were and our sat phone had broken two weeks earlier. We managed to retrieve our bags and there was a bit of a stand off while the brothers argued about what to do. In the middle of the night the milder mannered brother woke us and took us to the edge of town where he'd left mules and water, a small shop was open presumably for our benefit and we stocked up on the staples of tinned fish, tomatoes, onions and flat bread, said our goodbyes and headed for the hills. Later that day a man we recognised from the village appeared from nowhere, gave us more flat bread and retrieved the mules.
Particularly in rural areas and to some extent everywhere in Morocco its worth remembering that people live by different rules, you can receive a mixed reception if travelling with women who don't have their shoulders covered for example. Or if you don't ask permission before taking water from a well. This sort of thing, learning a bit of the lingo etc are worth bearing in mind if you're venturing away from popular surf spots.

Wow Upnorth, what a great adventure.

Its a cracking place to visit. Was inspired to knock up some mint tea after re living that encounter, never as good as the real deal though.

Much travel in the AU wagon over the years. Gets harder to get out of the back as the body ages. Always kept a wide berth from the fine young things all cashed up and self-entitled in the car parks. Always cleaned up other ppl's rubbish. Always kept low profile and respected locals. Great memories. Nomad surf life. AU's rule.

Waves, culture, art, local hospitality and architecture. The essence of travel for me. Another stunning instalment from the Need crew.

This kind of shattered me. Amazing video in all respects, but after the awe and joy subsided, it left me feeling heavy and forlorn with such overwhelming existential dread. While it did bring back some wonderful memories of similar adventures, quite long ago, mostly it inspired me to start reevaluating so many of the major life decisions I have made over the last 15 years or so. I am regretting so many wasted days, like today, spent staring at a computer clicking back and forth between working and watching people do the amazing things I could be doing but probably won't.

Nice right hand point breaks and no gold coast style drop ins.
Magic

What a dream journey and story - don't listen to the news and just go, doesn't even matter where. Time is the luxury and these guys are slowing it down and squeezing every drop. We did 12 months at 21 and thought it would always be like that, that it would never end - it did and was very hard to get back. This reminds me of some of the best days we had travelling the world without deadlines. intineraries or mortgages. Well done lads, fantastic trip, beautufully shot, edited and mixed....and some not bad waves.

I watched this on the big TV and the movie took on another dimension. It was actually the 1st one in Ireland and Scotland, and the scenery and that Scottish beast of a right looked amazing on a big screen. These two movies are going straight to the pool room as all time favorites, even the misses stayed till the end which indicates something far above most surf movies. All credit to Ishka and Torryn for making these, and it goes without saying no.3 is eagerly anticipated.
Apart from cinematic excellence, Torryn's surfing style on non standard equipment is an education for me, largish waves, pure style, no pumps during turns and maintaining speed by using his body and the boards length is refreshing, plus his reo's stay connected to the face/lip maintaining the flow without getting airborne, very pleasing to my eye.