Mortise & Tenon Monday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

Whoa, another member of the "27 Year Old Dead Rock Stars Club." Okay, Amy Winehouse, was a train wreck, but you couldn't take your eyes off of her.  Great pipes, intriguing personality, mega-beehive, bitchin eye makeup and a penchant for the extreme.  Now she's joined Hendrix, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain.

Brilliant Sunny morning this Monday, with 20 miles visibility and only a few morning clouds.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was glassy.  Water was clear as it gets with 20' visibility around the jetty.  The air temperature was 65.4° and the water was 64.0° at the buoy with a 68° recorded at Abalone Cove by Chick McIlroy.  High tide at 7:58am +3.1' and low tide at 11:12am +2.8', while we keep everything in the am.  Out of the SSW from 195°, we have a 2.3' swell, that the locals tell us should get a bit better as the week processes.  We say it was 2' and real small, but the weather was so nice we went in anyway.  If you kept laughing you didn't notice the size.  True dat... 

Let's Park...
Very neatly done parking job, dear Professor, well done!  And kudos for noticing and enjoying a small pleasure.
Paver
(Yeah, that's what I thought...  The Professor!!)

And further south...
I have been in El Salvador the last 7 days surfing the most perfect right hand point break. Everyday has been overhead with water temps hovering 80+. We leave Sunday and will have some pictures for you guys. The name of the break is Las Flores. If you want great waves and no crowd, this is the spot.
Duncan
(Can we go too!  Sounds almost too good to be true!    Ed.)
 ✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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