Surf
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International Surfing Day
Happy International Surfing Day! We are going to the beach, of course. I’ll take pictures. Here’s a pic Chris took of me in Surfside, and one I took of him in South Padre. I like this one because I look so determined. I hadn’t been surfing much when he took this picture. Every day is a different challenge. But I’m excited to finally be out there on a board. The swimsuit is one of my favorites. It’s a reversible Volcom suit that makes me feel like a ladybug. There are racer stripes on the other side. Even though it’s a triangle sliding string, I’ve never had trouble with it staying…
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Saturday Swell
The wave forecast was big and burly, so we went a little further south early in the morning to surf near a pair of jetties. One of the jetties breaks the chop while the other one builds the swell, so you get nice big strong waves to surf on there. It had been raining recently, and we couldn’t drive through the flooded areas. Instead we parked near the fishermen off one of the long jetties and trek about 100 yards to the spot. There were about 10 surfers out, but the waves were enormous so there was plenty of room. I surfed the smaller clean swell for a bit, but…
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Get Stoked
Longboard days ahead.
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Sudden Storm Longboard Days
A sudden storm popped up just when we hit the beach, but it blew away just as quickly. Along with the crowd. So we went surfing.
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La Quintana Beach
The current was strong and choppy from the North, so we headed down to Quintana Beach on the other side of the Surfside jetty. The waves were a little cleaner, and there were’t a lot of people around.
