Surfline said 2-3 feet, so naturally it was going overhead frequently on the first peak. The size dropped farther from the riprap jetty, but the closeouts increased. The waves were shifty and steep. And there were a lot of people out. From the road I saw a gap in the pack with some waves passing through unridden, but by the time I got in the water, the emptyish slot had already clotted up with more surfers.
L and his friend D joined me after a little while and I saw some friendly familiar and new faces in the full lineup, plus a sea lion from this year's baby boom. But all I got was cold and some good ducks dives; no waves for me. Heavy, heavy sigh. I need to be less timid in crowds, or find emptier breaks.
Dude, next time go around the bush and out of sight. We don't want to watch you pee from the parking lot. Look what happened: you're on the Internet for all to see.
The City of Half Moon Bay really should put in some toilets here, instead of allowing untreated waste from people like this guy to be discharged near the public beach. And people like me wouldn't have to stop so often at Starbucks before surfing, just to use the restroom. (Not to mention the guys - and I think it is mostly guys- who discharge directly into their wetsuits while in the ocean. Eww.)
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Dude, next time go around the bush and out of sight. We don't want to watch you pee from the parking lot. Look what happened: you're on the Internet for all to see.The City of Half Moon Bay really should put in some toilets here, instead of allowing untreated waste from people like this guy to be discharged near the public beach. And people like me wouldn't have to stop so often at Starbucks before surfing, just to use the restroom. (Not to mention the guys - and I think it is mostly guys- who discharge directly into their wetsuits while in the ocean. Eww.)
Doesn't everybody pee in their wetsuits? One duck dive and it's gone.
ReplyDeleteWe have a similar situation at Mutton Bird beach. It is a great summer break with an old overgrown pit toilet which most people don't even know about. Therefore lots of people crap in the sandhills. If you go looking for a spot yourself before a surf you have to dodge the small piles. Gross.
You probably already know about this, but the surf film "dear and yonder" about women's surfing is playing at 9pm tonight at Pie Ranch north of Santa Cruz. It looks like it's going to be pretty good. dearandyonder.com
ReplyDeleteLove the blog, by the way. I am another San Mateo surfer girl who often surfs the spots you write about.
And I agree about toilets at the jetty. The parking lot totally reeks.
Yeah, I'd love to see the movie sometime but can't make the showing.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy the blog. We should get together for a surf! I'm surfergrrrl on Twitter and Gmail.