Summer Flatness Returns

Posted on June 30, 2008

It’s back and flat Keirra Knightly out there. I’ve been checking the upcoming surf forecast and there’s not much more than a ripple any time soon for South Florida. No surf. It looks like the summer doldrums are here to stay. At least for the next week anyway.

I always hate this time of year. The airs hot and sticky and almost oven like, not much wind and unless you’re out at the beach or chilling by the pool there’s really not much reason to get out of the house. The next little bit of surf we’ll probably get is going to be either a tropical storm or the next big hurricane. Just keep it off shore a few miles and I’ll grin from ear to ear with the rest of the wave starved South Florida Surfers.

Till then I’ll just sit back and watch my surf DVD’s and dream of a 6ft and glassy day in Delray.

Turn and Cough

Posted on June 26, 2008

Yup, it’s that time of year again. I made a doctor’s appointment to get ye old physical this morning and Bill said just to take half a day. So after sitting in a room for a few in a white backless gown, I decided to treat myself to what was left of yesterday’s surf. Surf was breaking about 1-3 and longboardable (long-board-able). Luckily I left the logs in my ride from last night so the trip was a breeze.

There wasn’t anyone out at all, just me so I caught about 35 nice little rides in an hour. As the end of the hour approached the sets really began to get smaller and smaller so I headed home for some lunch.

Not too shabby for a Thursday morning. Probably one of the best Thursday mornings I’ve had in a while. Always good to get in the water.

We Have Surf!

Posted on June 26, 2008

I was as shocked as you when I heard the new yesterday. Well, maybe not. The wind’s changed direction and churned up some nice little wind chop for us to ride. I took my little brother Mike out for his first time on a surfboard. The hardest part about the first day of surfing is just paddling and sitting on the board. You really can’t do much more than that, and even that’s a challenge. He did pretty good, almost paddling into one wave and getting plowed under by another. In the end he drank too much salt water and wasn’t feeling very good.

I caught a handful of nice little lefts here and there amidst my tips and pointers lesson. Hopefully we’ll have something left for today but I’m not sure Mike’s gonna be up for going back out.

A Year Older

Posted on June 25, 2008

Mike and MeWell it wasn’t a huge to-do but my little bro’s now a year older. That’ll be his last teenage birthday. I got him a Quicksilver backpack and a pair of Quicksilver sandals for the beach though the sandals came out a bit too big. Good thing the store’s only four blocks away.

Dinner was delicious and so was the cake and ice-cream. Thanks to Trish for ordering the cake, that was sweet… and yeah, I gave him a big birthday hug for you, Dale. Big brother style.

Happy Birthday Bro

Posted on June 24, 2008

Today’s my little brother turns 19! Happy birthday Mike. He came down to stay with me for the summer about a week ago. So far I’m sure he’s been bored out of his skull as every kid out of college is looking for the same part-time job. I live in a fairly active area full of shops and restaurants but no one’s really hiring for the summer months yet. I’m sure he’ll find something soon.

In the meantime, relax bro. Chill by the pool and relax.

I’m taking the big guy to lunch today and Trish’s going to cook us dinner tonight. I had to stop off at Quicksilver and pick up a few things for him but I had to hide them downstairs at the front desk so Trish could pick them up and wrap them. Tonight’s birthday cake and presents. Just the way a birthday should be.

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