I can count to 20 during summers, because I'm usually barefoot. And if I remmeber plus or minus a year, LEISURE LEARNING UNLIMITED has produced more surfers for TIDE GUIDE than tide guide and this business relationship has lasted 15 years, with hundreds of graduates. This weekend Shawn Shulze from Rosenburg arrived after dark and has the 10' 2" 'CANE" he had me build for him, he is surfing well now after 3 years at camp, and I have him pumped up for his first ride on a real Hurrican swell someday soon. Robin Fortenberry and his wife Mellisa arrive, this is Robins 41st birthday present. The two cousins Tracy and Leslie arrive. We are missing two teenage boys, before we all retire just before midnight.
Dawn's waves look good. Starbuck/Cowboy coffee brewed and some cinamon tea. Strawberry Stew, and lots of fresh fruit. Surfers are allowed to sleep in. Beach still real clean since Hurricane Dean washed it a month ago. Yesterday I was out and a surfer told me about his brother who had a turtle fly out of the water and break his nose, we have had two collisions with these monsters this summer during Tide Guide Surf Camp. Weather this camp is so stable that I feel I can relax all weekend, light winds, not that hot, cool nights, fair waves, warm warm water, soft sand and its September and the first day of fall starts Sunday.......
After every one is up and has had curative time in Tide Guides custom beach chairs. I ring the camp cow bell "surf camp 30 minutes". We still have no teenagers in camp, they had signed up and where looking forward to this surf camp. Get boards down and assigned, this is a fun experience for everyone since they mostly have never even touched a surfboard, I have them comb and wax....Then on this perfect morning we climb up the familiar sand dune behind camp to look at our beach break, to talk about surfing and enjoy the sights.
With all surfers with their boards at waters edge, I say set your boards down and lets all go for a swim, I carry my board out, and as they duck waves and swim I catch a couple waves for them to observe, stand up and turn around surfing backwards to show off, whatever "I'm 55 already, bald, no flat belly". But I can surf as good as I want...
Now its their turn and we do a long 1 1/2 hour session, the rip takes us all the way down to the Fishing Pier. Long walk back dragging surfboards. We do 3 sessions as a group this fine day, and Shawn and Robin do 4. Robin has shared with us that next August he will compete in a authentic Iron Man competition up in Canada. This is just awsome to me. About 5:00 p.m. everyone is Pretty worn out and every one has some color now on their skin to show off at work. Tracy is going to be in a wedding pretty soon so she will look real sporty. Mellissa reports while over at the showers that a tiny green frog jumped onto the sink while she was brushing her teeth. Terrific dinner, Shawn brought Louisiana "boodang" sausage, very good. Beach chairs out under the stars, and we drink ice coffee and relax and chat, and most of us have some ibuprophen.
Early dawn on this first day of fall waves have dropped except for a small wind swell. Cow Bell goes off, "surf camp 30 minutes". This time, we all gather as a group, then paddle together 300 yards offshore to look for dolphins, Tracy and Leslie can't believe they are out here this far from shore, Shawn, Robin and Mellissa went 200 yards past us, it is real quiet out this far, we can hear them talking and Shawns laugh travels for miles.
Real good surf camp #5.
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