Today I tried stand up paddle boarding with Lauren for day two of 31 Days/31 Ways. It has gained a lot of popularity recently but is not the most respected activity in the surfing spectrum. It’s easy to make fun of things like this until you’ve tried it and made a complete fool of yourself. Suffice it to say that standing up on a relatively unstable surface having your hands occupied with a paddle is challenge enough. Add to that maintaining balance while catching a wave and you’ve got a pretty humbling but hilarious experience. We spent rest of the day making this loverly video for your viewing pleasure.
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The Hands Across the Sand event was started to gather support against offshore drilling. Given the climate after the oil spill, participation grew a great deal from the first event in February (check out Lauren’s video from then).
Also, this is an absurd celebration of Independence Day, explosions and the insanity of the beach on that weekend.
Finally, my friends found tar balls on our beach the other day. Pretty sad…Lauren has been doing some good documentation of it over at merseabeaucoup. Her video: