I was hoping to get out of work early today - that did not happen. And I had to make a pit stop at Home Depot - so since I had all my gear with me, I headed straight to the beach.
Norm said he was going to Pavilions, so off I went.
The wind seemed a little light and the direction seemed to be side-offshore.
Same gear as yesterday, but I swapped out the AFS Enduro 700 for the 900.
Today's session was actually really fun.
I pulled upwind to Fenceline and got to surf a few waves with Roland. Then I took my time and headed back down to Campgrounds. I surfed there for a bit - then kept moving down.
The waves were small, but shifting to a downwind mentality and looking for bumps to pick up and stay on was a different type of fun. It's not that I haven't done this before - it's just been a while since the swell was tiny.
Norm was demoing a Code 1130 setup from Robby. He looked like he was having a good session on that foil.
The wind had a few holes in it - but not like yesterday.
The wind chart and my speed graph correlate almost perfectly today!
2024 has been a good year. I accomplished my goal of being comfortable with my toe-side tacks. I built several boards. I rekindled my love for surfing. And despite the multiple scars I got from the reef and foils, I'm in good health and so is my family and friends (did have a scare with Roland).
I am looking forward to 2025 and being able to parawing, maybe get a snowboarding trip in with the family (but only after I get the house painted and more bills paid off), and to continue to be happy with life.
Happy 2025 everyone!!!
W:157/PW:2/FD:102/F:5/S:29
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