Surfing #10

Finally I am recovering from my surgery. So this week is getting better and better each day as I recover. Also my volleyball season has just started so practice everyday for three hours is helping me get back in shape. I have been doing some research on waves. Did you know waves form from tiny ripples? The speed of the wind, direction, time and distance all affect how a wave will form also.

Surfing #9

It has been a rough few days since Friday. I got all four of my Wisdom teeth pulled out. It seems like all I have been doing is icing and taking painkillers. Hopefully the swelling will go down in the next day or so. I have done some research and a lot of sleeping and icing. I should have a full recovery by next week some time. Good thing I only have to do this once because it hurts!

Surfing #8

It was a Wednesday night and I looked at the surf report for Thursday. The repot was about 3-3.5 feet waves! So I work up early that Thursday morning and went to Ft. Lauderdale beach. I got out on the beach around 8 A.m. There were various jellyfish out in the ocean and people around me were getting stung. Luckily I avoided all of the jellies and did not get stung. As the morning started I did not stand up on my board. I was boggy boarding more than anything. Then as the day went on I got to my knees. The at last I stood up and finally rode a wave!

Surfing #7

I have just been bombarded this week with school, sports, WISE, and work. But Monday - Wednesday I did some research on various topics. First I looked for some the best spots to surf in the World. Gold coast Australia came into the number one spot. Then I went on to research some of the best spots on the east coast of Florida, Sebastian inlet came in the number one spot. With this beach only two hours away, once my skills get better I am going to have to take a trip there. Also I have been to the gym a few times this week to keep getting stronger to help me surf.

Surfing #6

This weekend it looked at if there was going to be waves on Saturday. But when i woke up in the morning and looked at the surf cam and the ocean was completely flat. Today I had work from 10am to 4pm. At the beach today the waves were knee to waist high. That means when you catch a wave and stand up on your board the wave will be from your knees to waist. These have been the best/only waves in the past couple weeks. I Just checked this website http://www.magicseaweed.com/ and the waves look mediocre on Wednesday. Lets hope this swell actaully comes down here to south Florida.

Surfing #5

Surfing monday - friday was just awful this week because it was flat. But I am so excited to go out this saturday and try and catch some waves. Also the gym has helped me this week get stronger so paddling out in the ocean will help me this saturday. This upcomming week I plan to learn about various surfing pro and continuing to read about tricks to surf. I will keep you posted on how the surfing trip goes on saturday!

Surfing #4

Sore is my word of the week. I have been hitting the gym pumping iron and play a little basketball. Then I have to go work at Substantial Sub and Salads from 4-9. These days are getting longer and longer. Im going to have to quit my work soon due to my volleyball season starting up on monday. The ocean has looked flat for the past few weeks but now the report is looking promising for saturday! Im getting very excited to go out and catch some waves. Also working out at the gym will have benfited me for paddling out to get over the break. Also i have learned this week how the economy has put a dent in the surfing community. Once a year there is a surf expo in Orlando Fl. Several years back this was a huge event where the streets where packed with thousands of people. Now the event is like a small gathering

Surfing day #3

Last week may have not been the most successful week on the water. But I have learned numerous of interesting facts over the last week. To start off with i was on Youtube looking at different surfing videos. First i watched a series of videos that teach you how to surf step by step. Also i some how stumbled upon this video where a professional surfer rides a 75 foot wave! It almost looked as if a wall of water arose from the bottom of the ocean. The surfer looked like a little spec in the wave. The biggest wave ever recorded was 1740ft  in Lituya Bay off the coast of Alaska. Another fun fact is the longest wave surfed was in the amazon river the surfer surfed for 37 minutes. Saturday of this week looks promising i hope i will be able to go out and surf this week!

Surfing #2

I woke up early this morning around 7:30. I quickly jumped on to the computer and went onto various websites. First i went onto magicseaweed.com and looked at the report and the waves were two feet so nothing surf-able. But i have done some research on the history of surfing. The first time people started to think about surfing was in 1779 by a crew member on captain James Cook first voyage. Then the Hawaiian culture viewed surfing more of a ritual rather than a sport as it is now. Surfing came to the North America in 1907.

Surfing #1

Wow, WISE has been a great experience so far already. The best part of the class is being able to leave campus which is so cool! For my project i have decided to go with surfing and targeting certain muscles at the gym which i need in order to surf. A few days ago i looked at the surf report and wednesday looked promising with 4 foot waves all day. But the report now has the waves only at 1.5 to 2 feet so my surfing trip for wednesday looks to be canceled. Maybe some waves will come later on this week but i will have to wait.