The idea to make a film in Peru came about because we really wanted to create an old school feel for our next film. We wanted it to have the texture of a 60’s surf road trip, really down to the basics, exploring a new culture and new waves. Mexico is a great place for that type of feel but we wanted something new. Wes had just read a book called Kon-Tiki which is the anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl's memoirs of his sea voyage from Peru to Tahiti. He theorized that surfing may have originated in Peru and been brought to the Polynesians. This very controversial yet intriguing idea sparked our interest in Peru and as we studied more about the country and its long surfing history we realized it would be the perfect place to embark on a rugged road trip exploration.

Before we go anywhere to film our first order of business is to find local people who know the area and who are respected in their countries. Peru was no different and we were very fortunate to have on our team a 7 time Peruvian national surfing champion Magoo de la Rosa and his business partner and security specialist Octopus. Without these guys we could not have accomplished what we did. Peru is a country full of dualities. As beautiful and mesmerizing as it is, it can also be dangerous and brutal if you are not prepared. The country is also still very virgin in parts and if you don’t know where you are going, you are going to have a very hard time getting around. Many of the waves we found were deep in the middle of nowhere, hidden along small nooks against the Pacific Ocean. Magoo took us to one such place called Cabo Blanco. It is the place where Ernest Hemingway wrote the Old Man and the Sea and it is a simple small fishing village accessible only by a two-hour ride on a dirt path. The town was simply magic and the wave was one of the best we found in the whole country and we had it all to ourselves.