i have to say, i feel nearly as sunny as the weather outside my window! i'm still a little sniffly but my energy is there and i'm absolutely eager to get back in the water.
tomorrow i will heading down to santa cruz for a morning session at 38th ave, then breaking for brunch with my online surfing buddy brian, his wife and perhaps another friend of theirs also new to surfing and maybe heading out again. the conditions are looking really ideal and lovely and i can't wait to get in the forgiving water down there and get some solid paddle time and bond with my board.
sunday i have some things to do but should be able to head out to pacifica in the afternoon if i'm craving more water time. it's looking a lot better at Linda Mar than at recent times. jam packed on the cam at 10:30 this morning! does noone work? :)
i decided that i'm probably at the point of time invested vs results where another try with a surf instructor would be helpful so i contacted local SC former pro bud freitas. he's sick so we couldn't make tomorrow work but we're planning for the weekend after. he has a lot of experience teaching and seems to have a lot of enthusiasm to help me get where i want to be. fingers crossed! i've also been recommended julie cox a couple times but she's a bit more expensive (though being a female longboarder is 2 major points) so we'll see. an instructor can never do the work that practice does but i do believe in getting tips and advice to help get to the next level when you don't have the time to figure it out.
also realizing the price of a surf lesson is close to the cost of a plane ticket down south, in april i'm planning to take a day trip down there to borrow greg's barge of a surfboard and hit up some malibu spots and down some tacos and then be back in time to sleep in my own memory foam!
sigh, i love surfing eve. my mental game is back strong!
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