I had a good time yesterday at Imperial Beach
here in San Diego. Some people from another web
site were having a little get together, so I dropped
by around noon. Mmmmm .... free hot dogs! lol

So... it was a great day.... sunny and some pretty
good sized waves. The wind was colliding with the
swell and making the waves push really fast. 8-)
Most of the bodyboarders were on the south side
of the pier so that's where I paddled out first. Well,
more like "tried" to paddle out. The sideshore winds
were blowing from the south and that caused me to
drift back towards the pier where I nearly got smashed
a couple of times. (yikes!). I managed to get through
the pilings and paddle out and back through to catch
one wave. And of course..... then I was stuck getting
smashed towards the pier again.

It was pretty brutal. So... exhausted, I decided to
just try on the north side of the pier. That was better
for me since I like going left. The current and winds
were still tough to fight. But I did manage to catch a
couple of really nice waves. By the time I finally
crawled out of the water... I was spent. I think I
fell asleep at like... 8:30pm last night. lol

Oh! I forgot the best part!!! It was so warm here
that I didn't have to wear a wetsuit for the first time
since September! Yippee!!! It was quite a different
feeling to be out in just a swimsuit and a rashie. At
home it's the full suit, gloves, booties and a cap. Total
geek suit. But... otherwise... I just freeze.

I met a guy who does surf trips and it really made
me think that I might want to start saving and be able
to go someplace with warmer water a few times a year.