"I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!...THE BILLABONG PRO AT "CHOPES" HAS ARRIVED

Things are starting to get edgy at the end of the road. In less than 2 hours the waiting period for the 2008 Billabong Pro Tahiti pres. by Air Tahiti Nui officially begins. The majority of the top 45 surfers on earth have made their way down to Teahupoo, settled into their respective family homes, or pension style digs and are getting familiar with the wave that only a few know how to tame.
While the surf has been a far cry from what was witnessed throughout the trials, there have been some tasty 2-3ft (1m) waves for the boy’s to wash away their jetlag.
The opening ceremony will kick us off at 3pm local time tomorrow (7th May) and then at around 7am local time on the 8th an official call will be made on round one.
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