Surfs Up

Went surfing at Westport, WA with my brother this weekend. I was prepared for the weekend crowd but thankfully the rainy weather seems to have followed us from New England and as a result there was plenty of elbow room to be had (I counted 25 to 30 surfers in the water at one point, but on a sunny weekend my brother says you can expect 3 times that number). No wind though. The waves were in the 2 to 3 foot range, boring for my brother who surfs every week (he was a good sport about it though) but perfect for me as I haven't surfed for 10+ years. I was definitely rusty at judging the waves and had a number of face plants when I dropped in too late and the tip of the board buried its self at the bottom of the wave. 

But after an hour or so it started to come back and I remembered how peaceful it is to float on your board, with the rain pouring down around you, waiting for the next set to roll in.