Slideshows - El Nino & The North Shore Remain Bosom Buddies

Another two weeks have gone by and El Nino is yet to depart. All images Kelly Cestari

The view you can never grow tired of. A quick drop in swell allowed those human like myself a quick dose of tunnel vision.

Ruben Tajeda is Jamie O’Briens personal videographer which may explain his barrel prowess.

Some days are great some days are not. Mark Healey making hay while the sun shines.

My lame attempt at the Aichner about to get drilled by the lip barrel shot.

John John Florence snuck into a frothy one as soon as the Volcom Pro ended. That’s the Spex shooting the Aichner about to get drilled by the lip barrel shot.

Frank and I managed to link up for a pretty decent shot, you will see it soon, before both being drilled by a deep set at Off The Wall and bouncing on the reef.

Bart Willems continued his solo streak at Waimea before heading back home to South Africa and his job as a doctor in the ER.

Bart and James Taylor share a Waimea family wave.

James Taylor on a solo wave of his own at Waimea.

Twiggy jumped back to the Oahu but missed the swell by a day or two and ended up dodging mountains at Backdoor while I attempted to get a shot.

There are idiots on the North Shore but this is Bike Path Offence to the Max. Moral of the story, use your handbrake.

The crazy birdman has some pretty cool feathered friends.

A pretty cool bird.

The Volcom Pipeline Pro

The Volcom Pipeline Pro was blessed with some great conditions which on the final day saw Jamie O’Brien seal yet another deal in his backyard.

Survival on the North Shore can be a dog fight at times.

Gavin Gillette blowing it after dropping in.

Kalani Chapman just floats over the offenders.

After retiring from the World Tour Bruce Irons vowed never to miss a good swell at the Pipe again and true to word he hasn’t so far.

Dane Gudauskas is the only Gudang not yet to qualify and chose the 5* Volcom Pipe Pro over Brasil Nuts to set about rectifying that.

Believe it or not but this is Off The Wall. If this is the shot of Alex Gray I am willing to put on the web imagine the one I’m not putting on the web.

Again Off The Wall and again imagine what I’m not putting on the web but this time it’s Dusty Payne.

Airs to Rockies are what barrels to Pipe are.

Before the big cleanup swell there was such a sandbar at Pupukea that photogs were literally walking up to their subjects.

An odd place to be fishing but a great view of the action.

Off The Wall again where the drop is only the first bit of excitement.

Chris Ward about to play Where’s Wardo.

Stay on The Rock long enough and you will see your fair share of famous faces, Jay Adams making his way out to the Rocky lineup.

Barrels are such beautiful things

Until now I have never seen Pipe with a double up.

Another Sunset another day in paradise.