Whitmonday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co...
Okay, we're back in town and damned happy about it too! Yeah, it's a little quiet out there in the hustings. But that didn't mean that there were a paucity of images out there in the great San Joaquin. Like at this stop in Happy, California. It had to be Happy, California, because this sign was attached to the Happy Mart. Of course, across the street was Sonic Burger and we know that it couldn't be Sonic, California, otherwise there would be dozens of them. We wondered about their sign for awhile. Like, how did everyone who had their old fake ice cream feel about being lactically abused. "Oh yeah, now they have real ice cream..." And what about all of those folks who liked the old fake shit and don't know how to ask for it back...??
High clouds this morning, with 15 miles visibility. Winds are finally offshore, by 7.2kts and the sea surface has some residual bump from the stronger than usual winds we had over the weekend. The air temperature is 53.4° and the water took a bit of a dive to 56.1°. Every time the water starts to warm up, we get those pesky winds and it dredges all that deep cold water up to the surface. It didn't feel that cold, but it would be nice to have it in the 60's about now. High tide was at 7:43am +3.8' and low tide will be at 12:59pm +1.2'. We have a SSW swell out of 193° at 5.2'. It's pretty much aimed at Topaz, so the waves there were head high, with some even bigger outsides. We'll call it 4' to 6', but strong!
INNOCENCE IS PRICELESS
One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.' 'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque. 'Pastor, what is this? ' The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.'
Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked,
'Which service, the 8:15 or the 10:30 ?'
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
Okay, we're back in town and damned happy about it too! Yeah, it's a little quiet out there in the hustings. But that didn't mean that there were a paucity of images out there in the great San Joaquin. Like at this stop in Happy, California. It had to be Happy, California, because this sign was attached to the Happy Mart. Of course, across the street was Sonic Burger and we know that it couldn't be Sonic, California, otherwise there would be dozens of them. We wondered about their sign for awhile. Like, how did everyone who had their old fake ice cream feel about being lactically abused. "Oh yeah, now they have real ice cream..." And what about all of those folks who liked the old fake shit and don't know how to ask for it back...??
High clouds this morning, with 15 miles visibility. Winds are finally offshore, by 7.2kts and the sea surface has some residual bump from the stronger than usual winds we had over the weekend. The air temperature is 53.4° and the water took a bit of a dive to 56.1°. Every time the water starts to warm up, we get those pesky winds and it dredges all that deep cold water up to the surface. It didn't feel that cold, but it would be nice to have it in the 60's about now. High tide was at 7:43am +3.8' and low tide will be at 12:59pm +1.2'. We have a SSW swell out of 193° at 5.2'. It's pretty much aimed at Topaz, so the waves there were head high, with some even bigger outsides. We'll call it 4' to 6', but strong!
INNOCENCE IS PRICELESS
One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.' 'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque. 'Pastor, what is this? ' The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.'
Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked,
'Which service, the 8:15 or the 10:30 ?'
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
The Professor!!
