Paddle, Bike Surf. Sessions #2 and 3.

So my buddy EP and I decided to go for a paddle yesterday on our paddleboards (not SUPS), I hate having to say that. There was a time when people knew. A paddleboard was a paddleboard, was a paddleboard.

So,the weather was great, and we decided to just do a short paddle around Island Chaffe in LB. Once we got to the south end of the island, EP asked if I wanted to go across to the channel, back in and up the peninsula to where we started. The tide was coming out so the current in the channel would be going against us the entire way. Off we went. EP was up on his knees alot, and I was prone. Once we turned the corner and headed up the channel, it was none stop, when we got to the end by the yacht club, EP turned around to see where I was and I was right there within striking distance. He was on his 18’ board and I was on a 14’, that extra 4’ helps. We got to the end rinsed off and went home. I then used Google Pedometer to measure the distance, 3.7 miles. A good time.

This brings me to today. I knew the surf would be good and my friend from S. County called and wanted to surf at Trestles. Sounds good. The swell was up; the sun was out, a perfect day.

So we surfed some fun waves. I rode my 6’-6” and had fun, but conditions changed and I was wishing I was on my 7’-6” single fin, that thing is a wave catching machine. So, after surfing for about 2.5 hours, I decided to ride my bike back up the trail and get my 7’-6” from my truck and ride back down for Session #2. This was a good choice, but my tank was quickly running out of gas, I could only stay out for another hour.

Then I had to ride back up the trail again. I was fricken beat, when I got to my truck.

The distance from the parking lot to the beach is 1.2 miles, I did that 4 times, surfed for 3.5 hours, all on top of the 3.7 miles I paddled yesterday.

I need a nap!