Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hang Ten, Bro!

Went surfing for the first time in awhile...since I had Hannah here. She wasn't really into it so I just I did other things with her. Funny story though: I took her out to Kaiser's (my fav surf spot) and was trying to get her to catch a wave. I pointed out a turtle swimming by us since most people would think that's pretty rad. She almost jumped off her board when she saw it. Haha I'm still laughing about it!

So yea I went surfing at Kaiser's of course today. Good waves. I was turning into the wave for a longer ride AND I even walked the nose a little! Got to work on the walking back faster but I was stoked!

As for the title of the post, I was going to explain what "hang ten" actually means for those who didn't know :). Here's the Wiki version:
Hanging Ten
is a surfing maneuver, considered one of the most impressive and iconic stunts one can perform with a surfboard. Hanging ten is when the surfer positions the surfboard in such a way that the back of it is covered by the wave and the waverider is free to scootch to the front of the board, hang all ten toes over the nose of the board, all while holding two "high fives" up in the air as a celebratory indication of this feat.

Pretty hard but maybe I'll try it at least before I leave. Or maybe I'll try this haha :)

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