Monday, December 11, 2006

#5 - "Hang Diez"

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posted by Snerko at 3:01 PM

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Blogger okrens said...

#5: "Hang Diez"
It's a sad-but-true fact that Canadians don't have much of a reputation on the international surfing circuit. Hoping to change that, my friends and I (including the brand-new groom) went to the beach and signed up for surf lessons.
After an embarassing tutorial that basically involved us having simulated sex with the sand, we grabbed our boards and entered the bathtub waters.
Preliminary results were shitty to poor. Someone throw out their back. Someon else smashed their head with their board. All of drank gallons of putrid saltwater. Our international reputation wasn't looking good.
But suddenly, things began to click. Tom caught a wave. Dave somehow managed to carve. I stood up for a full 2.7 seconds before flopping into the foam.
Before the day was done, all 12 in our group had managed some semblance of a ride. Maybe we're not ready for the 2007 Rip Curl Invitational, but I'd say the 2009 Billabong Challenge is within our sights. Surf's up, eh?

8:08 AM  
Blogger okrens said...

A couple additional comments... The postcard we received had a photo of an Ecuadorean man carring a sheep on his back... it was postmarked Dec. 11 in Ecuador and Dec. 22 in U.S., and appears to have been delayed due to lack of zip code, because there's a stamp that says "Advise your correspondents or publishers of your correct mailing address"...

8:12 AM  

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