We were invited to a kid's party at a beachfront house. I saw pictures on FB of just how good it had been a couple of hours before and I decided to walk down to PC to see it for myself.
I didn't see anything at first. There was no one out at Colorado proper. I checked Wyoming and a really nice set broke. The tide was still dropping as I put on my wetsuit jacket and secured my earplugs.
My first wave was an easy enough drop. I swooped down and snap-stalled. I got covered up but was on the outer edge and the lip was dousing me. I kept resisting until eventually I was pushed face down into the water, like a dog getting its rub nosed in its excrement.
The next wave was too quick for me to get around.
My ear plugs popped out and I caught them. I paddled with the plug string in my mouth and two duckdives later they were gone...
Then came the lull of all lulls. I saw some nice ones, not too steep but bigger than I've seen all year, breaking back at Colorado so I paddled against the current up that way.
Long story short, nothing broke over there and I soon found myself drifting back.
The tide was really low at this point. I took off on two more waves. On both, I paddled, popped up and felt the wrath of the wind. I stomped down to compensate and by the time gravity gradually began winning my nose was pointed too far down. I was catapulted into the water and in I went.
While at the party I watched the waves and saw a couple of spitters. Both were at the end of a big closing section where a corner opened up but one could sneak in if they were lucky and get barreled and spat out.
I'm hoping to surf the higher tide tomorrow morning though I'm sure it will be more crowded because of the coconut wireless...
I didn't see anything at first. There was no one out at Colorado proper. I checked Wyoming and a really nice set broke. The tide was still dropping as I put on my wetsuit jacket and secured my earplugs.
My first wave was an easy enough drop. I swooped down and snap-stalled. I got covered up but was on the outer edge and the lip was dousing me. I kept resisting until eventually I was pushed face down into the water, like a dog getting its rub nosed in its excrement.
The next wave was too quick for me to get around.
My ear plugs popped out and I caught them. I paddled with the plug string in my mouth and two duckdives later they were gone...
Then came the lull of all lulls. I saw some nice ones, not too steep but bigger than I've seen all year, breaking back at Colorado so I paddled against the current up that way.
Long story short, nothing broke over there and I soon found myself drifting back.
The tide was really low at this point. I took off on two more waves. On both, I paddled, popped up and felt the wrath of the wind. I stomped down to compensate and by the time gravity gradually began winning my nose was pointed too far down. I was catapulted into the water and in I went.
While at the party I watched the waves and saw a couple of spitters. Both were at the end of a big closing section where a corner opened up but one could sneak in if they were lucky and get barreled and spat out.
I'm hoping to surf the higher tide tomorrow morning though I'm sure it will be more crowded because of the coconut wireless...
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