I so wish I could surf. I love the ocean.

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:04, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

it's hard to explain how awesome surfing is
to people who haven't tried it.

The feeling you get is many times better than it looks.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:05, Reply)

Is it a bit like working in insurance.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:08, Reply)

ah man, I may have to try it
but animals in the water scare me, I'm a massive pud.
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:08, Reply)

it's rare that you see any.
I've seen dolphins once or twice, and seals once or twice, but that's about it.

the trick with learning to surf is to start with the biggest board you can carry down the beach. If you do that then it's actually quite easy to start with.

When you start being able to turn and go along the face of the wave, that's the hard bit, but also the best bit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:09, Reply)

My old man is at his holiday home now,
and is likely doing a little surfing as we speak.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:13, Reply)

your old man sounds awesome

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:18, Reply)

He really is
His latest email refes to 'silent black glossy ibises with curved beaks, looking sinister like sleek stealth birds'. The man's deranged.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:24, Reply)

there's a shit ton of jellyfish where I could go, plus there's been several shark attacks

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:19, Reply)

that wouldn't be so much fun

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:19, Reply)

yeah, last time I was there there was a scare, people started rushing off the beach because you could see a dorsal fin up through the waves
turns out it was just a hat

but it was still fucking scary
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:25, Reply)

I dreamt I went surfing last night
in my dream it was awesome
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:13, Reply)

my favorite thing in the world to do is take a nap after swimming all day
it's wonderful, you feel like you're floating when you lay down, your skin is hot and the a/c is cool, oh man I know what I'm doing this weekend
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:18, Reply)

it's awesome in real life too

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:19, Reply)

yeah but in real life I couldn't do it

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:23, Reply)

I think we've discussed this before

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:27, Reply)

Quite probably
I can't imagine my feet would have any purchase on the board
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:28, Reply)

that's down to what you wear on them
and having a good coating of wax on the board
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 10 Jun 2011, 15:36, Reply)