Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Life Aquatic

I'm always up for an adventure, especially if it's aquatic. Daniel recently bought these used Eaton paddle boards for us to use when the surf is flat. I've only paddled twice and I'm already addicted!  After dodging all the boats and jet skiers in Mission Bay (not to mention the dirty water) I was ready for the open ocean. Today we cruised outside the reefs along Cardiff and had a blast. It was a reminder of how vast and beautiful the sea really is. I am stoked to enjoy it in different ways.
On a side note, late great surf legend Tom Blake is credited as the pioneer in paddle board construction in the early 1930s. Blake built a replica of an olo surfboard ridden by ancient Hawaiian  kings.. He lightened his redwood replica (olo were traditionally made from wiliwli  wood) by drilling it full of holes and then covering them, creating the first ever hollow board as well as introducing the first modern paddle board. Blake promoted paddle boards are lifeguard rescue tools, but they also proved to be a wave tool of choice among serious watermen.  Paddle boards are NOT to be confused with SUPs! (Stand Up Paddle boards).
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7 comments:

  1. Linda JacksonMay 3, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Glad you had a good day on the glassy sea! :)

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  2. Dirty HippyMay 3, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    me too! It was a nice reprieve after spending two hours in the dentist chair....

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  3. Surfing Grandma of OCMay 4, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    FUNNY Monday was the first time I tried SUP. I just blogged about it, then started catchin gup on reading my blogs. HA! It was fun. I rather surf. BUT on flat days... I totally will take it =)

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  4. Dirty HippyMay 4, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Hey SG! Yeah I prefer surfing too but these paddle boards are really fun (They are different than SUPs in that they are traditional paddle boards...you either lay down or knee paddle. I'm ready for a paddle board race! ha

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  5. Linda JacksonMay 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Two hours in the dentist chair! Hope they gave you gas! :)

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  6. Dirty HippyMay 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    ha! No I opted not to have the gas. Last time I had Nitrous I had a migraine for four days!

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  7. Surfing Grandma of OCMay 6, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Thought the boards looked different.. more like flat canoes.. WELL now I want to try these ;-)

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