Watusi Wednesday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...

There's one sure way to tell if a person has been to Africa.  If they say "ZEE-bra" they've just read about them.  If they say "ZEB-ra" then they've been to the continent.  Since Zebras are so plentiful it's fun to listen to the dinner table conversation.  If someone says ZEE-bra, you know they just got there...

Damn it's still cold.  The water was 56.7º and the air was 59.5º.  It's MAY, you'd think we could break into a spring suit at some point.  Winds are still persistent out of the south at 3 to 5kts.  Low tide was really low at 6:00am -1.5' and high tide was at 12:42pm +3.6'.  We have a west swell out of 263º at 4.6' and it was 3' to 5' and clean, but walled to distraction...

Six ways to meet a storied end in South Africa (#2).  From bottom to top:  Ripped to shreds by a leopard, Mauled by a Lion, gnawed on by a pack of Hyenas, Trampled and eviscerated by a Cape Buffalo, gored by a Rhino, stabbed and trampled by an Elephant rogue or otherwise...

Congrats to Quade and Kelsea for their Niplet of the Year honors (#3).  Would you rather be a Junior Lifeguard or a Niplet?  Yeah, that's a tough one...

#4) Why we didn't surf in Durban.  That and there were signs that said SHARK! everywhere.  We asked a guy getting out of the water (apparently he reads as well as most surfers, when it's rideable) if sharks were a problem.  He said he'd been surfing that break for 30 years and he's seen two sharks.  Good odds we thought, but the water quality kept us away...

Maybe we're being picky, but this (#5) looks like you can only take your doggy down this foot wide path to the beach and then back.  Don't let him run loose though.  Lots of things like dog...  Including Bong Bong Marcos.
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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