by BOX » Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:53 pm
Went up north of Newport yesterday late morning. Only a few cars in the lot when I pulled in, but by the time I was suited and booted the overflow lot was filling in.
The sun felt good, the water felt cold. Still need to replace my gear. Put it off since I hadn’t been out much this winter, but I was feeling it yesterday especially after things started flattening out a bit and I was out bobbing waiting for sets to come in. A wave finally came, I went to pop-up and I realized I couldn’t feel my right foot on the board. It was completely numb. Called it quits shortly after. Not looking for an ankle injury right when the weather's finally starting to turn.
Still had fun and got in a couple of hours so not too bad. Would have liked to catch more waves while I was out there (or not blown so many of the chances I did get), but that’ll probably always be the case. Still feeling a bit of regression from not being out consistently for the past few months. I’ve tried to stay active, but there’s no substitute for time in the water I guess. Remedy: surf more.