Category: Surf Check

End of the Week

Finally made it to the end of the week, one of those weeks where days feel like weeks and the week felt like a month.  This morning it was trying to rain with a false start, not fog and not quite thunder storms.  Just gloomy out.  Then it gave way to an incredible day.  I loaded up the team on the family truckster and headed down to the beach to get some sun, air and check the surf.

Happy Friday, enjoy the weekend and play outside!

 

Spring Heat Wave

This winter has been an incredible display of weather extremes here in Ventura.  Five days ago was rain with snow down to 4000 feet.  Today it was 60deg  before the sun came up.  Made some time for a quick surf check and a little dirt on the way home.

I am done saying spring has sprung, but get out and enjoy the warm weather!

Through the Looking Glass

Finally found the confluence of factors to get back into the water for a short window in time this morning.  It felt good, cold, but good.  The current wind conditions have the water temps in the 50s with air in the upper 40s, brrrr.  Still it was wonderful taking some pictures from the other side of the sidewalk.

The GoPro® Helmet HERO™ Wide Camera performed pretty well for my first day in the water.  I ran into some of the same snags many users do with water spots.  I had tried rain-x as recommended, but my bottle was ancient as we do not use it often out here in SoCal. 

The wife’s cruiser performed perfectly as well, although my hands were frozen by the time I made it home.  Much to her dismay it has morphed into the family surf cruiser, with the baby we now surf in shifts.  The bike is paying the price for its time locked up in front of the ocean.

Living in a small to medium-sized town near your work and playgrounds definitely makes the car light lifestyle so much more accessible.  The temperate climate is just the frosting on the cake.