If I could only surf like Kelly Slater

Fall and Indian Summer arrived today, Kids are gone, Waves are way better. I got my favorite Parking place, my Fire Ring at Lower Trestles to change on and some pretty sweet waves to boot. Now if I could only surf like Kelly Slater.

Grey ghosts

Nature's favorite joke is to paddle out into a pretty sunshine filled morning of surf only to have it turn into a sea of pea soup right before your eyes. Such was today, as a near prefect morning deteriorated rapidly into a sea of fog, where you can't see the shore or the waves coming for that matter. I managed to get a few but I grew weary quickly trying to hunt down the grey ghosts.

Happy New Year

After a drought of waves for Christmas but plenty of stinking rain, the New Year's gods were more receptive as I got some waves yesterday and today. The waves were freezing and I was cold from lack of getting wet any time recently. Let's hope 09 is on its way with the cool waves, even cold ones, as long as there are waves!

Made me smile

It was almost too perfect today in terms of weather. as hot glassy conditions met a little upturn in the swell and made Lower Trestles picture perfect. Unfortunately, it was Easter Sunday and there were way to many kooks in the water to consider it a real session, but at least I got a couple that made me smile.