Well, just as with every new hobby, eventually you have to make the commitment to get the equipment or get out of the game. I decided last weekend to get my own equipment -- a surf board. Since I had already gone window shopping the week before, I knew exactly what board I wanted to buy. A 9' Softops board at Soundwaves on Montrose waited for me to come buy it. Bright orange with a purple flower made this board stand out over all of the others. Blue flowers pepper the epoxy underside of the board. A momentary fear of sharks finding me because of the flowers on the bottom of the board (they look for bright things) almost caused me to put it back on the rack. But, it was just so darn pretty, I couldn't resist it. I know it seems odd to refer to a surf board as pretty, but I can't help it.
I went out today on my new board. Waves were pretty flat, but there were enough little ones close to shore to practice popping up, sitting on the board, turning it, etc. I had some good pop-ups and could stand and turn the board. I also got a chance to practice loading and unloading it from the rack on top of my car. The sun was bright and the air was warm. It doesn't get much better than that!
