Hi kids!
After living in Long Beach, Ca. and surfing for 40+ years, it was a culture shock to have to relocate near Nashville Tennessee back in July. Bert Burger puts a beautiful Sunova, out of his Perth shop into my hands and six weeks later I am landlocked…Aaaauugh!!! While I used to hate crowded surf, I found myself longing for the company of other surfers, which brings us to these Aussies…
www.surfing50states.com … I contacted the guys who are traveling the country “surfing” where they find it. Conveyor belts, canals, Alaskan point break. When they are down they are doing a documentary. They couldn’t believe I had 10+ boards here, and we ended up surfing the steep grass hill below the capitol steps in early December. They are now up near Maine.These guys were a lot of fun, and I had a great time hosting them.
I was sharing what a great community Sway’s is, and how open, friendly the 50 or so Swaylockians I had met were. With that in mind I encourage those of you on the eastern side of the US to check them out and/or surf with them. You can contact them through the website.
I miss those of you out there at Cerritos college, I hope the Christmas season finds you all well. And thanks again Mr Paler for allowing me to keep up with this surf world, even if I rarely post, but read voraciously.
Mele Kalikimaka to All, Gil