Sunny Saturday at N. Packery

Drove to N. Packery today, I wanted to try out my kg board. It was sunny with a few clouds, water was about 60* and waves ranged anywhere from knee to waist high, growing throughout the day. The beach was packed with tourists, mostly people with huge trucks who lacked self confidence. There was alot of beer bellied girls and a fat dude who looked like a washed up Brad Noelle of Sublime wannabe with his stupid tattoos. I took a back way in to the channel that cut a couple miles off the trip, but I came close to bottoming out my car several times. Finally got out and got suited up.

I hit the waves, riding the light rip out along the jetty and paddling north into the break. I didn't have much luck at first, I wasn't used to paddling the new board and had no idea where to position myself both lying down and while standing. It was also pretty packed and the waves broke and petered out before breaking again, it was really a longboard day. I stuck with it, I was out for a total of three and a half hours. It was pretty busy in the lineup up until 5pm, when everyone vanished and it was just myself and one or two other surfers. Of course then the waves started picking up. I improved throughout the day, the last wave was definitely my best, I caught it and rode it laterally and was under control at all times. Saw a dolphin pop up not more than thirty feet from me while I was down by the end of the jetty too! I like dolphins cause they'll chase away the sharks. I could've stayed out for another half hour but was pretty beat so I called it a day.

Getting back to my car, saw some fool get his huge truck stuck in the sand. Duelly without four wheel drive. I just couldn't resist driving my little Subaru by him just to show off. If he had been another surfer or hadn't already been getting towed out I would've helped, but I couldn't resist emasculating the guy a little further.

Also including some pics of my boards, I waxed them inside before I went, I had pretty good success, works alot better when you wax a board in a climate controlled sand free environment. Put on both a base and topcoat.