Thursday, December 9, 2010

ANOTHER TRY: TUE 12.07.2010 MORN

    I was supposed to get up at first light, but I was too tired and had a lot of residue from the night before.  At about 7:30 A.M. I saw a bright sun ray through the crack of my bedroom window.  That’s when I knew that I was a piece of shit for not being in the water already.  Since I missed out on the free parking at the Porto lot, I had to head over to 26th St.  On the way over there I saw that there were waves by Hyperion Way; it was a good sign.  I scored on free parking on 27th near the sand.  There were the usual locals just north of 26th and scattered surfers all the way to Manhattan pier.  I chose to paddle out south of the lifeguard tower.  It was about eight o’clock.  The sun was already emitting its piss rays, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the air was warm.  The tide was at mid level going to high, and the inside was full with roaring white water.  I wasn’t looking forward to the possibility of another hard paddle out.  That morning I felt better and more confident with my own equipment.  I didn’t have a choice but to surf next to other people due to the crowd.  I only got caught in the rip for a little while and was able to get into position.  The waves were soft and mooshy because of the tide, but they still broke outside, and nice long rides were evident.  I wasn’t sure how the session would go.  It was my first clean session since I’ve been getting my ass kicked. 

    My first wave was a head high left.  I pumped and was able to get a wide top turn which morphed into a half ass cut back.  It felt good, and that set the tone for the rest of my session.  I caught a right that was so clean and long that I got four top turns.  I was trying really hard to throw some buckets, but they were more like pails.  Oh well.  I tell myself that my surfing will improve and all come together one day; I just have to be patient. 

    After about an hour the tide got too high for comfort.  I popped up on a pretty big one, and just as I got the slide, the backwash ran into my wave.  It ended up turning the face into a straight vertical drop.  My front foot slipped forward which forced me to do the Olympic splits right there as I fell straight down.  I was surprised that there were so many people out.  The main peak was packed, but as I looked towards the pier all I could see was black suits as far as I could see. 

    On another note, after all my rides I found myself in the path of a lot of surfers.  This always worries me.  I’m always scared that one day I’m going to get jousted.  Once the waves got too mooshy I left.  I was satisfied with my session, and I felt like I was able to grasp my cock and balls again.

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