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Pearson.McCabe?
wave hog haha!4-6' Playgrounds with a smattering of over head bombs. Crowd varied from tolerable to wtf. 50/50 mix of competent/rippers and shoulder dwellers. Caught my share(although a guide from elsewhere asked me to slow down) including a couple of bombs. Killer food at Nicawaves post session. Possibly Popoyo at 1:30 rising tide/second shift
6-2 basalt twinzer working well, but plans to update the file and redo
There's a lot to do and see in a relatively small country (albeit with windy, narrow roads). And it's probably different enough from wherever one calls home to be really interesting. It's becoming very expensive, though, so bear that in mind.Your posts (not this one, specifically, but in general), have had me really considering the idea of taking the family to NZ. I went with some friends when I was 18-19, so it's been 20 years, but man, it looks enticing.
He must have been the one in the bright yellow LS rashie quietly taking the place apart (the guides talk out in the water)Pearson.
Blonde kid. Family owns propert/camp at Playgrounds
In my defense, there were a half dozen locals and 4 guides that all got more waves than me. The guide that said something, earlier caught one of the biggest waves to come through and turned & burned on a mid size on his paddle back out. Pinching off the shoulder hoppers, so it seemed a little BS to me. If the Euros and East coast noobs don't want to paddle up to the top of the point, how long should I wait?wave hog haha!
He must have been the one in the bright yellow LS rashie quietly taking the place apart (the guides talk out in the water)
In my defense, there were a half dozen locals and 4 guides that all got more waves than me. The guide that said something, earlier caught one of the biggest waves to come through and turned & burned on a mid size on his paddle back out. Pinching off the shoulder hoppers, so it seemed a little BS to me. If the Euros and East coast noobs don't want to paddle up to the top of the point, how long should I wait?
Envious. Get one for us. I've surfed like 5 times since Thanksgiving. Gone for 5 weeks, covid a week, eye infection 2 weeks. Pollution. Stormy. 2023 has been horrible for me surf wise.4-6' Playgrounds with a smattering of over head bombs. Crowd varied from tolerable to wtf. 50/50 mix of competent/rippers and shoulder dwellers. Caught my share(although a guide from elsewhere asked me to slow down) including a couple of bombs. Killer food at Nicawaves post session. Possibly Popoyo at 1:30 rising tide/second shift
6-2 basalt twinzer working well, but plans to update the file and redo
where did you move to? SB?Got better for the afternoon session.
Oh on sets and some punch.
sneaky small barrels too. I fucking love surfing!
sidenote hoping the storm tomorrow washes out the road completely. I can ride my bike to get where I need to be.
Best move ever
close! Llive in Carpinteria with my Gf now. Also have a place up north for 2-4 days a month I go in the office.where did you move to? SB?
3-6' solid but a little lully Santana beach break. 15 or so out, about half 14-20 year old Nica rippers that paddle like kids that spend the vast majority of their time surfing pumping beach break, intent on getting the lion share of the sets(which they do) Crowd slowly faded to me solo when the quality started to degrade. Ton of power and unloading a bit on the inner bar on the high tide.Got burned a couple times, caught a screamer left set that fired off super hollow on the inner bar, not quite a tube, more flying down the line under the lip (trying to slow down). Back to check Popoyo this afternoon with the increase in swell some other opportunities open up. Popoyo is a sh!t show, like surfing lower, with a tighter take off zone. Santana crowd is more likely Southside HB pier with a 50-75 yard wide take off zone. Getting pretty annoyed at the crowds here and its the slow season. Pretty much every wave is a jockeying paddle battle. One of the other guest told about his session there this morning: fun earlier turning into an hour+ trying to catch a decent one in.