Trying and failing

I've been there a few times. It's funny how a pummeling can turn into motivation to try it better/different next time.

I went out to LM yesterday with the intention of getting pummeled. Took out a short board I've been given. I was in a bad mood and looking for abuse. But not "Crpyto getting slammed by a mack truck worth of water" abuse, just "oh hey it's a little rough at LM" abuse.

Sometimes it's a good thing, assuming you're in one piece at the end.

I drove by LM last night to pick up some stuff at the shop. It didn't look like "oh hey it's just a little rough at LM" to me o_O

Good on ya! Even though we all say that the ocean (esp. OB) is our mistress, it's easy to forget just how puny we are...

I went out today just to get over my "damn those waves are big" fear. Not an epic session, but it felt great to get out, survive, catch a couple of waves. Reminded me I can do it & prepped me for the rest of fall / winter.

OTF, I got out around noon, it was def picking up then. I got in before the WTF BOMB OUCHY roughness. People were still getting waves when I was out. I have no doubt by the evening it was choppy, facebreakingly unpleasant or flat as a pancake. It felt like that kind of day.