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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ever since I was a grom, Island Water Sports has been heading up to Cocoa Beach to avoid the yearly summer flat swell. This is Day 4 of this year's camp activities.
Today started very early for most of us -- we woke at 5:30am (yes, A.M.!!!) to see the launch of the space shuttle Endeavor. By the way, did you know it's not even light yet at that hour? So there we were in the dark with our eyes propped open, looking across the water to see the launch at 5:40. At about 5:43 we started getting suspicious. And then we started making a few phone calls. And then we went back to bed. It turns out they scrubbed the mission last night at 2:00am. Why weren't we notified??!!
And the waves turned out to be small again when the sun rose. Those of us just learning to surf did not mind, but the more experienced of our ranks were getting itchy for something a little more substantial to ride. Then in the late afternoon, the wind clocked around and started blowing from the north. It added chop, but gave us a little size to work with. So things are looking up. Here's hoping for six-foot glass tomorrow morning!
Then at night we had the band from University Baptist Church (in Miami) and we saw some hilarious video from No Talent Night 2006. It gave us some ideas for this year's competition, which goes down tomorrow night. Some of us are pretty amped about doing our skit, while others are starting to feel the nervous pinch. It's funny how some folks can stare down the gnarliest surf without blinking, but cower at the thought of getting up in front of people.
This whole experience is winding down, and I myself am going to miss it when it's finished. On the other hand, we still have another day-and-a-half of this year's camp, then I'll have to start counting down to IWS Surf Camp 2010! (That's the year we make contact, I think...) So enough blogging for now-- I'm missing camp! See ya! — Cheyne
