It’s winter time, which means big swells on the Pacific coast. I took these photos last week from my phone. I was looking down at the Capitola Pier and watched this set roll through. Some fishermen on the pier definitely got wet! The water is freezing this time of year in SC and the surfers who go out are hard core. It’s so cold that when you walk across the sand in the morning, it crunches like thin ice beneath your feet. Can you imagine running across that and jumping into 50 degree freezing ocean? You can get an ‘ice cream headache’ when you duck-dive. I remember surfing Pleasure Point when I was in high school (before keyless remotes to unlock your car door) and my hands and fingers would be so cold when I got out from surfing, I couldn’t bend them to use my key and unlock my door. I’d have to ask somebody who was dry to help me or wait until they thawed out.
I think I’ll go snowboarding until it warms up a bit;)
Much love,
XOXO Marisa
That’s crazy about how cold it gets there and the ice and sand. Your story reminds me of the summer my brother and I went to Alaska to commercial fish and we ended up making a wakeboard out of plywood. We had one of the other workers pull us behind one of the fishing boats using a stick and rope. It was so cold but priceless seeing their expressions after watching some Texans wakeboard in Alaska on a homemade wakeboard.
That is crazy it gets so cold the sand crunches like thin ice beneath your feet! Of course where I am from 50 degrees is considered warm and people start wearing their flip-flops. Total madness, I know :p
Where do you think you will go snowboarding? Make sure you take a pict of yourself in your gear!
Wow, some big surf! Here on the East coast, at Hampton Beach (NH) at “The Wall”, we had a great Dec. 3rd day this year. Chest-high, 49 F water, but the air temp. was an amazing 70 F (record high). Take the suit off and walk around the beach in a bathing suit afterwards–glorious! Snowboarding in New Hampshire? Who needs it. Catch some waves! Lots of hugs.
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Those are some really cool pictures of Santa Cruz. That’s a funny story about your hands being freezing cold. So what are you planning to do now. I would enjoy hearing from you.
Surf,snowboard,harleys & okay with tattoos plus Loves Griffins mad mohawk.. Whaaat!! Nice SC swell, post some snow action photos. I got a snowboard shot of my wife hitting a jump but accidently cut off her head haha, hope you fair better.