Salt Water Rinse on a hot day

Summer conditions, like 80 degrees on the beach, and some little warm waves made for a nice session today. I will go out in most anything if it is as nice as it was today. The trouble is, so will everybody else. Dog-patch was kinda doggy but I paddled on up to Old Man's and got a couple of waves worth the paddle. I waited around for the reform and jumped all over the inside reef waves . Every so often I got one to stand up and let me kick it around and it gave me a little cool Salt Water Rinse on a hot day.

Tubes, tucks and flying tight

After being polluted by mainland China for a week, I needed a serious cleansing and Lower's was happy to oblige. It was small but with just perfect shape, as well as the 85 degree temperatures, kept the water warm in the wet suit-sauna with what and I am sure I purged loads of china crap out of me. The big contest starts tomorrow so lots of of "Borg Surfers", the guys who come in 77 of 120, were crowding the main spot trying to get ready for the hypefest. While they provided snake food for each other, I just took over the next peak down the point and made sure I ripped every one I got to shreds, since the contest locks out the locals all week. With a sneaker south swell every so often, I had the time of my life with just some porpoise, including a baby one, to keep me company and a whole morning of tubes, tucks and flying tight.

The wave of the day

Me, myself and flat paddled out today in beyond perfect conditions in the rather optimistic hope that Lower Trestles could work its magic. Thankfully, old Lowers pulled out a few just for me, which I sorely needed after weeks battling travel and the flu blues. I got some fun ones in between long lulls, where I really enjoyed floating around watching the birds fish and a few paddle boarders work their way up and down the coast looking for waves. Eventually, the tide pushed up some real waves and, lo and behold, I did a in and out tube and some nice little flirts with some other tubes that opened up for me and sent me down the point with classic style. All things considered, it was just what I needed, and I also got, for my troubles, the wave of the day!

Fun sized

When all else fails, head to Lowers. In small surf, that seems to be the best advice I give myself, and it worked today. Lowers somehow managed to squeeze out 3-4 foot glassy waves that kept me busy all sunny morning. Gutless but plentiful, I kept busy picking off one cherry wave after another. Seems an Angel was on my side sending me the best waves of the day, and even if they weren't perfect, they were fun sized!