It’s summertime, and it’s hot. I’m talking heat that is intrusive and oppressive; heat that feels like a big invisible blanket covering you day and night. You can’t escape it if you are outside. It saps your energy, soaks your skin and makes you second guess your cries during winter for a heat wave. Thankfully, I’ve had photos that needed editing and other excuses to stay inside some.
California, Tybee and Vilano. That’s the main locales featured in this new photos set. California was a great time as always. The waves were fun almost everyday, and I’ve learned from experience that is not always the case. I have to give huge thanks Hank Snapp and Kelly Anderson for being such amazing hosts. Also, I owe a great deal to Steve Taylor for those morning coffee/skim session – always a necessity and greatly appreciated. This year wasn’t quite as warm as years past, but I still had some good sessions. I will say this – make sure to watch out for bodyboarders at the Wedge, because they don’t really watch out for you.
After I’d skimmed and surfed so much in California that I could (literally) barely walk, I had a couple weeks rest and then made the three-plus hour drive to Tybee Island for the annual Skim Invasion contest. The waves didn’t really cooperate with us this year, so the conditions were a lot smaller than last year’s, but it was a still a fun contest. The skim scene on Tybee is growing every year, and the excitement and enthusiasm for both skimboarding and the local skimboarders is great to see. I was not able to stay for the night festivities and movie, but if it was anything like last year, then I’m sure a good time was had by all.
To round off this log, there are some photos from a couple recent sessions from Vilano. The waves haven’t been the best this summer, but as summer wears on the beach is getting back to her old self, and we’ve been treated with a couple fun summer days. Hopefully the upcoming Florida Pro/am will have some similarly fun conditions.
Next Travel Logs I’m gonna do something a little different in terms of writing. By the next update I should have a more firm idea of an exciting trip for the spring/summer of 2010 as well as some ideas on trips for the rest of this year. I’m also going to write a little piece on Google Earth, and some potential spots I’ve seen while wasting hours on there.
Enjoy the photos, and thanks again to Skim Invasion and all the sponsors for the support!
