The Life Amphibious

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Hooked SUP All Dressed Up

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I took a few minutes this morning to screw in the Scotty mounts and put on the bungee grid on the fore and aft deck of the new board. I us...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Wildlife Studied Today

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Besides these nice Sunnies and several of their friends, I did bring a Small Mouth to hand (flopped away while I was trying to get the pict...

AAAARRRRRRRRHHHGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

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I tend to get real quiet when I'm fishing - really great way to relax. I also get really still - crane still. So I thought I was bein...

Rolling Down the River

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We hit Kephart Park again today and we met up with some old friends - the Thorntons! Mike and a blast catching crayfish with Noe, Melda an...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Hooked SUP Arrived, Part 4

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Despite it's dimensions - 11'8" x 36" x 5" (I need to double check the thickness dim), the volume is carried very we...

Hooked SUP Arrived, Part 3

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This board doesn't seem to have a mast track - I've probed deck with thin needles to see if the track is just covered by the deck p...

Hooked SUP Arrived, Part 2

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The board was packed well, but not over packed like some. Just enough foam in the right places. Recyclable materials and as I said not t...

Hooked SUP Arrived, Part 1

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I've been tracking the delivery and I saw it arrive at the local freight terminal this morning. I called and asked if I could just sto...

Iguana Ice Cream Snack

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Marlon and Noe recently got pets - they each got a green iguana. No hair to shed on the couch. No need to run them around the block and p...

Future Drone Pilot

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When I was growing up, I wanted to be an Astronaut. And I believed the way to get there was to be a Naval Aviator. I managed to pick up a...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

It's Coming!!!

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The Hooked SUP I ordered is on it's way!!! It should be here by Friday. I've already ordered two Scotty mounts and pulled out my ...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Fun Busy Saturday, Part 7

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I consider it a rare day that I see a fish species that I have not been exposed to before - by book or by hook, I have studied, caught, eat...

Fun Busy Saturday, Part 6

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It has been a long while, so we stopped into the Virginia Beach Marine Science Museum (Aquarium). They definitely switched things up a bit...

Fun Busy Saturday, Part 5

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After the wind kicked up and the surf mushed out at the high tide peak, I brought out the surf rod, grabbed a few sand crabs and hooked int...

Fun Busy Saturday, Part 4

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Even La likes the surf mat!!! No better endorsement than that!
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Sailor; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver; World Explorer
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