good surfing conditions at Santa Cruz - Steamer Lane

Started on the east side this morning. Shoulder highish, glassy n' clean, and stupidly crowded. I sat for over and an hour only got scraps. After lunch I moved over to SL. As expected, it was also crowded, but surprisingly not as much as the other side of town. Size there was substantially larger with the occasional set going overhead at the peak. A lil' bit of wind on it and some bumpy drops by the cliff due to backwash, but mostly pretty damn good. Scored a couple super fun and long ones including a standout set wave due to a dude taking off too deep and blowing it (your loss is my gain, hombre) that made the morning's disappointment worth the while. The native crew was absolutely tearing the place to shreds. Watching some of the talent out there just added to the fun.