{"id":2413,"date":"2023-01-23T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:40:28","slug":"surfs-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2023\/01\/23\/surfs-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf’s Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Surf School<\/a>” by glennharper<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
“Sound reggae<\/a>” by Babylone temoins<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 3.0<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s early on a Saturday morning, you and your friends have been talking about the swell coming through all week, getting more pumped each day as the weekend approaches. You stop to get some coffee to fuel up before the long sessions ahead and then pull up to the spot. You hear the waves firing before seeing them as they pound against the beach. Cars start to pull in and your friends begin piling out, getting their wetsuits on and waxing their boards. The waves are glassy and ranging 3-5ft, perfect for long rides, carving, and party waves. We all leash up and enter the water, heading out the back to be in optimal position to catch waves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surfing alone is always therapeutic. Being out in the ocean with no one else around, you feel a connection with nature as you spot the occasional sea turtle or stingray passing underneath your board, or you allow the current to move you down the beach without a care of where you end up. Surfing with a group of friends though is an experience that is difficult to describe. There is no sense of time when you are all out in the water, boosting each other up if someone caught an incredible wave, and there is an extra sense of security in comparison to surfing alone. You are all out there to have an amazing time, but you are also there to watch each other’s back if something were to go wrong. When I think of my future surf trips, this picture of Surf School <\/a>by Glenn Harper <\/a>accurately depicts how my friends and I would show up to the beach, figuring out where we would need to head out for the best position and making sure that one of us has a watch on to keep some track of time. The music selection is Sound Reggae<\/a> by Babylone temoins<\/a>, as it was the best fit to emulate the laid back, simple lifestyle that surfers often have and brings the photo to life a bit more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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