White Horses

BIGGEST SWELL SINCE FOREVER

Today was pretty flat, or finally flat enough that I could find other interesting things to do but surf. I put a few hours work in, then grabbed my goggles and ran down to the reef. I threw myself in the water at the same spot I use to paddle out, where the gremmies hit it. The keyhole at the top scares me for a lot of reasons and I prefer to avoid it, especially when it’s big.

I’m flat on the reef and small waves

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