Made a last minute run down to Pismo Beach with a bodybo
arding buddy to attend the BIA event yesterday. It was real
ly great to see some good bodyboarders and to just be aroun
d other people who bodyboard. I didn't enter the contest, j
ust watched. but I did paddled out on the other side of the
pier and even managed to ride a few pretty big waves. It f
elt really good to be able to sort of hold my own in the wa
ter.

The BIA event is a bodyboarding competitiion and it's a
lmost all guys, of course. But there WERE some girl bodyboa
rders there.... and they do have a female division. I had b
een surfing with 2 of the girls who were in the contest ear
lier. They were really nice. And even though I certainly do
n't bodyboard for the competitive aspect of it...they were
encouraging and friendly...and.... maybe one day if I learn
to do spins or a few tricks I might just go ahead and comp
ete. I'd just want to do it to prove to myself that I can.
But it also WOULD feel pretty good to be able to surf well
enough to have a little credibility in the water.

Hope you had good waves this weekend too!