Won't You Come With Me On A 🌊Surfing Safari?🏄
Are you an early riser? I'm not - except for those awesome surfing safari days!
"Let's go surfin' now, Everybody's learning how, Come on and safari with me..." - The Beach Boys
Come on a surfing safari with me...
On A Surfin' Safari
Image courtesy of Jan Alexander and http://pixabay.com
Surf’s up, Dude!
Let’s hit the road.
It is Oh-Dark-Thirty in the morning, and Cal pulls into my driveway just as I have barely finished gathering my gear.
I am still groggy with sleep. Cal has this perverse need to greet the sun at dawn’s first light over the Pacific. I do not share that aberration, but occasionally I may be persuaded to throw sanity to the wind and join him. Such is the irresistible draw of the waves.
We roll smoothly through the dark towards the coast. Cal brought coffee and muffins, but I just drink some grapefruit juice, saving the coffee for after our first session.
Surfin' Safari
By Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Terramar is first; it is still moonlit,
lower tide than I would like. There are some reasonable sets coming through, maybe two-footers; at the point break they curve and build, and seem larger. Watch out for the reef rocks!
After a couple of hours we head in and enjoy breakfast on top of the cliff, watching the latecomers battle for the waves. We finish eating and head up the coast to Trestles.
Trestles has some amazing waves,
but you have to fight the crowd on most days. We find a spot a bit south of the main peak and take the leftovers, which are still pretty amazing.
What a great way to spend the day! Thanks, Lord!
An Unsplash Photo
Photo courtesy of anja. and http://unsplash.com
~FIN~
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Yes I would..but just to listen to the waves and take pictures ;)
My dear @immarojas, you're more than welcome to come along for that alone! :)
Thank you for visiting today! ;)
My pleasure @creatr
Okay, dude - if you're gonna go Beachboys why not write a little surfer girl romance or a tale of a ghostly sea wraith who visits at night and call it, In MY Room? LOL!!
Ouch! Next thing I know, will you be doing stand-up comedy? ;)
Oh, sorry! just teasing, because you know how much I love Brian Wilson. The safari allusion worked quite well :)
No, the "ouch" was for your pun... Just teasing back at you! ;)
I've got the body for the arctic (the more layers to cover myself the better!) but I do love watching the surf and the crazy people who decide wrestling the ocean waves with little board as their weapon of choice is quite entertaining.
Mere, speaking of the arctic - you may not have read one of my earliest posts here about surfing:
The Humorous Truth; Willpower and Cold Water
And, yes, I am probably more than a little crazy, and so I'll take that as a compliment... ;)
Thanks for stopping by to comment! :) :) :)
I've never surfed, but I sure love those classics from the Beach Boys!
Yep, good stuff! :)
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Thanks!
Ahh... you found my spot!
Frank
Yeah....
Haven't been there often! Seems a little to crowded and territorial to me, but the waves are really nice! ;)
Thanks for cruising on by! :)
I always wanted to try surfing
If you ever have the chance, grab it! Surfing is the greatest sport in the world!
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THANK you for dropping in and commenting! ;)
if I ever get the chance I'll try it out! I dont have the best balance! But where I live the water are not wavey and freezing cold.