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"Navigating Waves: A Day of Surfing, Reflection, and Recovery"

Dec 18, 2024 - 4:07pmSummary: Another exhausting day of surfing left the writer's body feeling drained, especially the shoulders. The session, however, was enjoyable and unique due to the foggy conditions, creating a beautiful light rainbow effect. Despite slow starts and some funky waves, the waves were better than recent sessions, allowing for good maneuvers. Post-surf, the writer plans to relax, shower, and run errands, including a stop at the co-op and possibly the water store. Surfing's physical toll is evident, and the writer contemplates the need for a different exercise routine and more stretching.

Transcript: Another day at the cliffs. I am really tired. Holy hell. My body felt it immediately in the water. I think I really need to do a different kind of exercise. I've just been doing too much surfing. My shoulders are absolutely destroyed. Just so stiff. Probably need to stretch as well. That said. Yeah. Just tired. It was nice today. Foggy. First time I've ever really surfed in the fog like that. I mean maybe other than like blacks or something. But there's something about it that was just very interesting in the sun. There's kind of this like light rainbow the whole time that was kind of amazing. And yeah. Yeah. Just like a really nice thing. Nice session. It was pretty slow to start. So slow I actually ended up going to the even more north peak compared to north garbage. And surfing over there with a standout paddle boarder. And it was just the two of us for a minute. And then occasionally I would take a right back to north garbage beach. And then get a deep right from there basically. And then I would sit on the shoulder and not catch any waves. And then I'd go paddle all the way back to the north north peak. So it was good. But yeah. A lot of paddling. Tired. Some of the waves were kind of funky for a bit. Like hard to catch I'd say too. Like just a bit weird. So. Yeah. It was a good size. Like overhead on the biggest sets. Nothing too crazy. It was like. Honestly the waves were probably in some ways better than it has been the last couple. days that I've surfed. The corner was just holding up really nicely. You could. You know. Hit the right. And then cut back. Hit the right again. You know. Do that kind of thing. So. That was pretty nice. So yeah. Good session. I'm fucking tired though. I guess when I get home. I do need a second just to like relax and stuff I think. But. I probably. Yeah. I'm going to take a shower. And I guess I'll start sewing. It's going to be a while until I'm back home quite frankly. It's probably going to be past five. So. Yeah. That's just. Is what it is. I'm going to people's co-op right now. I don't particularly need any food. I'll probably pick up some bulk stuff. Yeah. Yeah. And then I guess I'm going to just keep running some errands. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know where my other water jug is. Did she take it? Um. Okay. So. Yeah. I'm going to run some more errands. My water jug must be in the car. Um. Yeah. And then I'm going to go get outside and then probably. Maybe stop at. Uh. The water lady. Store. And. Get water there. So. Yeah. But. Yeah. Just. A few things at the co-op. Uh. Boat. And. Yeah. Anything else that seems good. But yeah. I'm tired. Fucking surfing wipes you sometimes.

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