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"Navigating Crowded Sets: Surfing Success"

Jan 29, 2024 - 8:40amSummary: Today yielded perfect waves and a solid surf session, but the challenge was the crowded conditions and a closed parking lot. The surfer is feeling exhausted after potentially surfing six out of the last seven days, and plans to rest and get a tetanus shot due to a scrape. They're also becoming more familiar with the local surf community, having met and conversed with several people in the lineup. Despite being tired and facing competition for waves, the surfer still had a satisfying outing, maneuvering around others and catching a particularly memorable right wave.

Transcript: So another good day of surf. Today was a solid day. I mean the waves are effectively perfect. The problem is getting out there at 630. It was crowded. It was really really crowded. The parking lot was also closed, so I had to park on the street. I barely wanted to get out of bed this morning. My body is telling me like I need rest. I really probably need to stretch tonight. And take it fairly easy. Realistically, I'm just, my body I think is exhausted. I don't know how many days on of surfing I've had. I bet it's five, and I bet I've surfed six of the last seven days. So I think tomorrow I need a break. I'm gonna get a tetanus shot because I scraped my hand on some rusty stuff yesterday. And my shot is pretty old, so I think that'll be a good opportunity for me to take a break. And if there's waves Wednesday, like fantastic. And if there's not, I'm gonna go climb. So yeah, it was nice. It was like solid five foot, I would say, on average. Saw Chi out there. Saw, I met Jerry, who I see quite often out there, and talked to him for a bit, which was really nice. I'm starting to get to know more people, get acquainted with the lineup. That's cool. There's another girl, I didn't, I don't know her name. I think it was Emma, but we talked for a minute and surfed. So overall, like, pretty, pretty nice day. Pretty good conditions. It was just busy to start, and then eventually, like, the crowd thinned out and caught a couple solid waves. Before that, I was kind of catching just, like, pretty mediocre waves. Some of it was being tired, and some of it was like, I don't want to compete with people today. Too tired to deal with that shit. So yeah, it's nice. Solid session. Happy to meet and talk to folks. Just enjoy the water, you know. So, yeah, caught one really deep right, which was a fantastic wave. Had to avoid some bodies on the inside a few times today. It's really the first time I've truly had to maneuver and think about other people, which is interesting. I guess I'm getting good enough where I have to think about other people now, which is cool. Yeah, so solid.

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