Day: May 4, 2011

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Wednesday – Late day: Pelted with fish

Surf: Waist-Shoulder high. Full of fish.

The other day Ed had mentioned these needle fish that get spooked and jump out of the water. After scratching to get over a shoulder high closeout, got to see the needle fish first hand. I was quite suddenly pelted by hundreds of these crazy skinny fish. They were all over my board, hitting me from every direction. I shrieked like a little girl before laughing. Fish! Everywhere!

Pretty fun session. Lots of fun peeling waves. Still haven’t made it to proper sunset, dinner is just too tasty.

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Wednesday in Mexico: Mid day in Town

Wind was blowing pretty hard. Seemed like a nice day to drive around.

We took some little road through the hills to get to Sayulita. Being a bunch of surfers, we went straight from the car to the beach. Plenty of waves, pretty crowded tho, hectic out there. Saw some people just TEARING it up.

Walked around town before settling on drinking pina coladas on the beach. Plenty to see there, but was feeling mellow and enjoying watching the surfers. Laughed a lot. Learned how to say “swarm of bees,” which I’m sure will come in handy should our beach be invaded by bees again. (enjambre de abejas)

Eventually met back up with the rest of the group and went on to San Francisco for another surf check:

Looked heavy. Steep beach was making for breakneck waves close to shore. Watched the one guy out go for a wave and snap his leash. Didn’t look like fun surf, but the town was mellow and pretty.

Took the highway back for more adventures. Abandoned cars, iguanas! Yay Mexico!

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Wednesday in Mexico – Early am

Surf: Foggy, mellow. Knee-Waist High.

Another wonderful morning. Smooth, glassy, now with Fog. Just like SF with air and water temps in the 70’s. My arms are finally starting to get sore. Spent some time waiting for the tide to come up stretching.

Still loving going straight from the water to the breakfast table.