Last weekend was a total wipe out for surfing. While Brian has promised that the winter surfing was the best, it certainly hasn't lived up to his awesome description. The other day he told me that he's never seen it this bad before this year. I'm not sure what to think! I had a few good Galveston surf days during January, but February has been flat. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been cooperative for cycling either. Cold wind and rain just doesn't make it safe or fun to ride. Last Saturday (2/6), though, I was determined to ride. It was cold, but it was sunny. Rob opted for spin class, but I joined my cycling buddies in the Bike Barn parking lot. Because of the wind direction, we went to the Monument, before crossing the ferry to Baytown and riding back across the Baytown Bridge. I rode with the 21mph+ group and had a fantastic ride. By mistake, I left without any gu or powerbars, but someone took pity on me during the ferry ride and shared his power bar. I got dropped by several while crossing the bridge, but maintained a steady pace. Three of us were able to take a short cut by turning on a feeder rode and joining our group by the railroad tracks before heading to La Porte and Morgan's Point. I ended the ride with 52 miles, and it felt good. Sunday, I opted for the gym as I did today because of the bitter cold.
I spoke with Brian and he said there were some nice, little waves. However, because of the Mardi Gras crowds, he didn't think it would be worthwhile for me to drive down. He said it was crowded on the beach and bitterly cold. A late afternoon note from him said that he decided to surf for a couple of hours, but even he had trouble with crowds on the Seawall (and he only lives a few blocks from the beach). He said only one other surfer was out. I'll be waiting for my Sunday update from him in the morning. Then I'll know if I should head to Galveston, or, once again, to the gym.
