August 23rd, 2009 by admin

It was the morning after my birthday and we all woke up way too early. (”Das Boot” made an appearance at my birthday party the night before, nuf said.)

Alex, Adam and I were in our truck and Kim, Shane and Steve jumped in the Bennet’s Jeep and we all headed for Chesterman Beach.  We arrived to meet up with Rich and Breanne who just walked back up from the shore and informed us it was flat. We caught a glimpse of Long Beach on the way by and it looked descent enough to give a second look.  When we arrived there was a pretty good swell and it wasn’t too terribly crowded so we suited up and hopped in.  There was an extremely dense fog but the surf conditions were pretty sweet.

Rich, Adam and Breanne peeled off to the right of the big boulder and the rest of us headed to the left.  To close to the big rock on either side and you will find yourself in a pretty strong side rip.  The conditions were perfect everyone was having a great time except for me. :(  The combination of nursing an injured front foot and in all honesty a bit of a hangover equalled a fairly lackluster day in the water.  The waves got bigger and better as the day went on but so did my fatigue as well as the pain in the ball of my foot.  There was no where else I would rather be than in the water, don’t get me wrong but it is a shame I was there under those conditions.  That’s ok, I fully made up for it my next day out once my foot started to feel better.

August 22nd, 2009 by admin

I’ll start this post off by saying Best Birthday Ever!  Steve offered to bring me along wakesurfing with him at a friends cabin on Sprout Lake.  This was my first time visiting Sprout Lake and I can say it is gorgeous.  Kim and Shane got up to the cabin just after we did and after a birthday BLL it was time to prep the boat and hit the water.  Shane went first it was my first time ever seeing anyone wakesurf in person and Shane made it look easy.

Next up Steve-O, he was up and riding like a pro right away.  I think he was cheating a bit because he was riding his own hand shaped surfboard.  Steve is one of the most amazing custom surfboard shapers on Vancouver Island.  I was getting fired up because I was up next and would get a chance to ride his most recent work of art.  I got up and the combination of the Cadillac under my feet and the thrill of a never ending wave was one of the best experiences of my life!  A huge thank you goes out to the most gracious hosts, thanks a million for inviting me in to your awesome cabin and taking me rippin on your stellar boat.