--- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Comment below: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" <reavismarek@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Also, "Step Into Liquid". > > > > > > Does anyone on this list surf? I'm planning on learning this > > winter, > > > once I get my sports glasses. > > > > > > ** > > By the time I could devote any time to it I was in my 40's and so I > > boogie board instead, which is good for California, since the surf > > breaks here much faster than say Hawaii meaning you can get a > decent > > ride from a boogie board but not worth it for surfing. Boogie > boarding > > also accomodates surf conditions (smaller and steeper waves, choppy > > surf) that don't work so well with a surfboard. > > **End** > > Yeah, I've considered the boogie board (and ocean kayaking, too) but > surfing has always been (for me, at least) such an iconic mixture of > California, nature, grace, strength, as well as sprirituality; so > much so that I'm compelled to try it. > > Circumstances have organized themselves such that I'm in northern > California, right on the ocean, and the surfing community is > eclectic, laid-back, and encompassing a wide age-range including my > own (50s and 60s and even older than that). Seems too good of an > opportunity to turn down. > > Plus there are some awesome beaches up here with beautiful surf. The > biggest problems are the cold water
Yes! 50F or so. and sharks. I'm hoping that one > more little pinniped-like creature in the sea (me) won't be noticed > by any of the big ones. > Cool! I am in Northern Cal too. Just stay out of the water around feeding time ~3:30 to 4PM on... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
