Louie Louie Monday Surf & Culture Report

 
Lost Boys & Co...

We thought they ought to have this sign (#1) on 11th St. pointing toward Brother's...

This is turning out to be a rather disappointing fall season in the water...  Like today, the offshores were blowing just fine at 4.3kts and the sea surface was glassy.  The air was a bit chilly at 55.5 and the water is still 65.7.  High tide was at 6:29am +5.4' and low tide will be at 12:58pm +1.0'.  We have a weak WSW swell out of 250º at 2.3' and it was a walled and crashy 1' to 3' and not entertaining enough to lure us out...

The time honored duty of stirring the chicharonés (#2).  They offed the pig at four in the morning and then spent the rest of the morning rendering and cooking the porker.  They ended up with several gallons of pork oil which they share and use for cooking.  We, of course, spent the afternoon munching on pork bits and lounging around at Mama Barahona's house.  Alejandro (#3) couldn't help but nibble on the tail of the piggy.  The oil is hot enough to take the curl out of even the curliest tail...

JMB (#4) could it be José Manuel Barahona?  On the rim of the "pila" down at the spring.  Whenever we go to Mama Barahona's LoLa always insists we trek down to the spring to recall how far the boys had to haul the water for the house...  And steep too...

Buck on one of the bigger waves to come through La Paz on our morning there.  When asked how big he thought it was, he said 6'.  Okay, so he's crouched a bit, but 6'?  We don't think so...  It's got to be 8'...  Everyone agreed to disagree on "overhead..."

No Hora de Fiesta this week since you will still be in a food coma from Thanksgiving...  There will be gravy...
✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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