--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip
> ********** > > Yeah, watching surfing is great (altho I'm just as happy seeing big > surf all by its lonesome) -- when I lived in Honolulu, I used to go > to the North Shore in winter and catch people doing those incredible > waves (sometimes 30-50 ft). A little risky, tho -- one day when I got > to Sunset Beach, it was closed because a guy had just died in 25' > surf. Cowabunga: http://livesurfcamhawaii.com/oahu/northshore.htm > **end Bob, I'm easily and repeatedly overwhelmed by waist-high waves so the prospect of wiping out in 25' surf totally intimidates me. But it's totally cool to have a relationship with the ocean that never existed before. Prior to taking up surfing, the beach was always the end of the world for me; a barrier beyond which I had no place. Now when I'm driving north on 101 and the sweep of Clam Beach comes into view just a few miles past Arcata I get a visceral reaction, a rush of excitement and anticipation and a strong kinesthetic response to the sight of the waves. Waves mean something to me now. When were you in Honolulu?
