Being the flickr addict that I seem to be, I take a lot of photos in SL. Lots of photos. Lots of photos at Quan Li. Now, you’ve seen a ton of mine… let’s see yours!

You might notice there’s a new little photo board on the beach at Quan Li. There’s photos here of Quan Li locals… surfing, dancing, being neko, chatting, goofing off, getting hitched… and everything in between. The latest ones are of beach regulars, Desne and Xinalina as nurses (you gotta see it), Paper Foil, and Rip… the tiny surfing puppy dressed as a samurai. Yeah, you gotta see it.

Feel free to add your own shots to the board, or drop them to me in-world and I’ll add ‘em for you. OR, if you’re a flickr addict like myself, add ‘em to the new groups:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/quanli/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/surfingsecondlife/

Mmm… so, let’s see your shots!

Check it out… surfing SL… on YouTube!

These were shot at… Quan Li. Thanks guys! Nice work!!

Quan Li. It’s no secret that my first and favourite surf spot is Quan Li. I came to this beach in my first few days and fell in love with it and the people here. So several weeks ago, when Seb offered me the opportunity to take over the island (he’s crazy busy in RL), I said “yes” immediately. We just confirmed the transfer last night and Namiko Surf Co. can now really call Quan Li “home”.

Call me sentimental, but Quan Li is not just a great surf spot (which it is), it is the place to meet your friends, to check your IMs, to relax, to become a Master Fisherman, to have a super-long fireside chat, or a super late random drum and mini-gun party… like I’ve said, I’ve practically lived there since day one. I picked a *few* photos from my albums… and amazingly enough there are tons more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/namikosurf/tags/quanli/

So, Quan Li is my home away from home, and it can be your home too (yeah, actually you can set Quan Li as your Home Location if you are in the “Namiko Surf Co.” group). Respect the beach, love the beach, take care of this beach. And thank you to Seb, Pixie and Heather for creating and developing this island for us.

Poid Mahovlich and Sally LaSalle hosted SL’s first-ever Windsurfing Contest in conjunction with the RL SecondReef contest in the Canary Islands. Spectator turnout was fantastic, with over 40 residents gathering on the beach and in the stands to cheer on their friends. Congratulations goes to Sierra Sugar, our resident DJ/MC extraordinaire, and now SL’s first Windsurfing champion!

Thanks to Poid and Sally for organizing and hosting this event! And also to Thor Bishop and Kimmy Leroux for judging alongside Sally, and Sierra for providing the tunes. Great job, everybody!!