Phi Beta Kappa Friday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...

Suddenly, the fog lifted and it all became imminently clear that it was time to go surfing (#1).  Winds were offshore, making the fog transient at best and then it cleared without telling the foghorn, which continued, annoyingly, for another 30 minutes.  The sea surface was so smooth and the water was so clear that you could see all of the bottom dwellers below.  This included a great number of stingrays that were having a marvelous time cavorting in the shallows.  So many that Jetski, on his way in, rode all the way to dry sand to establish a beachhead.  A lot of shuffling going on!  The air was cool at 54.2 and the water was down another tenth to 65.7º.  High tide was at 9:02am +5.7' and low tide followed at 3:34pm +0.4'.  There was a SW swell out of 225º at 2.0' and that was about it for the morning.  Despite the less than epic surf, it was fun and kept the assembled crew amused and on their toes.  Jetski and Larry Dairy kept busy scaring the stingrays and the Professor kept looking down, wondering if he could avoid the whips...

Jetski (#2) pondering what comes after the larval stage...

(#3)  "It is written with sand by the wind on the direction each individual must take. 
On some days it's abundantly clear, on others it's undecipherable. 
Who are we that should tell the sand and the wind what to trace? 
But they write as they see fit and we spin endlessly trying to parse their prose. 
As one eats at Brother's and not at Joe's..."
✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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