Yup I had to book that trip to Japan at the last minute. And of course I woke up at 4:30 after only 6 hours sleep the first night. That's when the sun comes up here. I guess they knew I was coming last night cuz there was a two hour fireworks display as I as checking into my hotel. :-).
All day meetings for the next two days and then an evening flight home Thursday that gets me home before I left on the same day.
You can't really tell in the picture, but there was some swell in the water and it was glassy. Not that I'm going to have any time for fun on this trip.
I've been sick for two weeks now, sinus infection and now the flu, and working like a rented mule this whole time. Things are really busy at work, and last week's quip trip the MN didn't help my battle with the sinus infection. Now I'm looking at a last minute trip to Japan. We will see this afternoon. I hope to be back in the water soon, but I've got to get better first.
Here is a couple of sequences from Ruben Pina of this old man.....
We had a choice, continue standing on the beach getting mobbed by mosquitoes, surf or go home dry. I was in favor of going home dry cuz of a lingering sinus infection. But I got shamed into paddling out. I must say that this is the warmest the water has been since I can remember. The wind died an hour in, so that was a plus. But it cam back with a vengeance at 8:30.
Have to make a quick trip to Delano, MN today and had a couple of early meetings. So, I had to go later in the morning. Waves were chest high and very playful. The water was ridiculously warm and the crowd was light. I'll be back tomorrow night. Hopefully, I can wake up early on Wednesday, which may be a waste of time per the forecast I just looked at.
Oh, I forgot. I had a really close call this morning. Some guy fell off his board on a wave and basically shot it right at me as I was paddling back out. I moved my head to the right and the point of his board grazed off my shoulder. No injury, but a really close call. I had a few choice words for my new friend......
A little bump in the swell and a little bump in the crowd. Plenty of waves for everyone though. Warm water, no wind, easy going vibe. It was fun but a little smokey from the fire.
