Into the Brambles

Guest Blog by our pal Chris!

Even a hardened writer such as the esteemed Jonny needs a break now and again. Sunday was classic bay area summer surfing weather - warm and sweet, light breeze and a thick bank of fog lurking on the horizon. We headed to Montara to escape the crowds and got the classic reward. The whole place smelled like sage and grass and nor-cal outside living. Only a couple guys out and, hey, those waves don't look so big from up here on top of the cliff....

...from your stomach scratching towards the horizon as another set rolls in, well, they do seem to be a tad larger than expected. Not to worry though, we both found a bunch of fun lefts and even a few big rights to keep things loose. Just another day in the brambles.

Surf ~ 8

Solstice

Hope you all enjoyed all the daylight today!  I'm in LA working for a few days and decided to make good use of the solstice.  I didn't bring a board so I had to do it old school, bodysurfing!

Caught a few before the sunset.  Now that's socal living.

Surf ~ 6

Sunset Session

And there you have it.  As if the ocean read my last post.  

Chris and I headed out for what we both thought would be just another mediocre session.  Even when we got to the beach things looked fair at best.  We slipped into our neoprene cocoons and paddled into the ice water.  And than it happened.  As the sun set the waves cleaned up into beautiful waist high peelers.  We started to get some good rides and by the the end of the session we were all giggles.  Got one of the best rides of the year so far and I'm sure Chris would say the same thing about a few of his.  Noodle arms and salty lips, that's the way to end a day.

i heart sf

So here's to paddling out no matter how bad you think it's going to be.

I didn't snap a pic at the beach so here's one from out the window at home.  Happy Father's Day!!

Surf ~ 5

It's not a good sign...

When you pull up to a surf spot and people are kite and windsurfing.  But what are you really going to do, go home?  If you're always looking for the perfect day you're going to miss some fun ones.  Chris and I paddled out into a fresh gale that would make Sir Francis Beaufort proud.










I look at days like this as making a deposit into the surf ATM.  Sooner or later the commitment to just paddle out will payoff with an unexpected withdraw.  Usually it's a random Wednesday afternoon in pea soup fog when you thought the surf would be absolute garbage.  Anywho, when in doubt, paddle out.

Batten down the hatches!

~ Surf 4

Good To Be Home

What was once a routine is now a wonderful treat.  Got a short sunset session in at boatdocks after work.

It's good to be home.

Surf ~ 3

Teamwork

Our pal and new father (congrats!) Kevin sent over this gem from the winter.



Bernard, Sara, Kevin and I were skinning up the mountain behind Bnard's cabin when Sara's skin fell off her ski.  Covered in snow, the glue that normally sticks to the bottom of your ski was useless.  We could have stopped there and headed down the mountain but we decided to get to the top with a little teamwork.  That's what friends are for after all.  Looking forward to more misadventures next season!