Saturday we trucked up to Eureka to catch The Malone at the 4th of July street fair in Eureka. They sounded great and the show was sponsored by KSLG and went out live on the radio. They even played a couple of songs I'd never heard.
We had some pretty meaty surf conditions yesterday morning. It seems like months since Camel has worked. It was like winter in the summertime with big green ramps and warm sunny skies. I took my G&S out for it's maiden voyage. The board is more fun that I'd imagined it would be. I can duck dive it which is good considering how thick it is. There was really no crowd at all, 6 or 8 and spread all over the place.
They have some fun gig's this summer, 4th of July in downtown Eureka and Hops in Humboldt in August I think. I hope that the parents of the folks from Mobil Deathcamp are so proud of their spawn.
Score! Todays sweetness continued on when I scored this very clean 7'Oh G&S single fin pintail for 100 bucks at Fortuna's city wide yard sale. The photo's don't do any justice to the thickness and downrailness of this thing. It's out in the sun curring as it had some minor issues I had to make watertight. It's got that Larry Bertleman thing going on. Today was a fun day for all and we got to see rock star bassist Josh B.
This spot is just 10 minutes from my house but the swell, sand and stars have to be aligned just so to make it any fun. This week when nothing else was working it has been beautiful. I saw the Shawn Griggs our very own local surf artist, get a stand up barrel as I walked down toward the peak on Sunday. He painted the scene below. Last night Sarah came with and took some very cool pictures. I got skunked last night but got a couple during this morning's rematch. Just me and the sea lions out there.
sarahshevett and I went up town and had dinner at a secret restaurant The 11th Hour Dinner Club this evening. We had a very sweet time. The chef was our friend Brett and he did a great job on the food. It was Indian food which was full of exotic spices and super tasty. I wasn't sure what to expect and I think everyone thought it went off well. No one was seriously injured.
It was a good day to be stuck at my desk and then come home and sit by the fire. We are having some savage weather and sea conditions at sundown the buoy was calling 20' at 15 sec. It will be interesting to see how the sandbars are arranged after this pounding.
Current Location:my house Current Music: the rain and tortillias frying
I have been swimming in the following bodies of water. Last to first.
The Pacific Ocean Little River The Eel River The Mattole River College of the Redwoods pool The Atlantic Ocean Ruth Lake Bear River Maple Creek The English Channel The Mediterranean Cliff Lake Upper Castle Creek The Yuba River Cascade Lake Tahoe The Sacramento River Lake Shasta The American River South Yuba River Folsom Lake Lake Natomas Lake Berryessa Twain Hart Lake The Great Salt lake
86% of these are in California. One of my earliest memories is of the pool in our backyard when I was very small.
When I paddled out the swell was running about 7' after a couple of hours it came up to 13. It was entertaining although I wished I would have taken a longer board.
I took an two hour lunch today and caught what looks to be the last of the overhead swell we had here this weekend. The first wave I got was the best I've gotten this month. Big and smooth with a long wall outside and wild and fast down in front of the washrock.The crowd was about 10 or 12 down from 30 Friday when the swell first showed up. I surf way better with fewer people around me. I guess everyone does. The sky looked a little different on my way home tonight Maybe this crazy streak of sunny weather is coming to an end.
Here's Friday, if you look close you can see a rider on that wave and behind it the throng. It was bigger today which cuts down on traffic and mid day Tuesday of course.
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