Friday, June 18, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Jack Vance's The Dying Earth?
I can't find my copy of The Dying Earth, which is the first classic before these two novels.
Where did I stash it?
Agatha Christie . . . Surfed?
"Surfing's first documented wardrobe malfunction may be attributed to an unlikely candidate: the world's best-selling novelist, Agatha Christie. The English queen of mystery fiction also happened to be a keen surfer. In 1920, Christie set off on an around-the-world adventure of the British Empire's colonies. She learned to surf prone in South Africa, and in Hawaii, she not only became of the first Britons to experience stand-up surfing, but also was introduced to more-functional-swimwear, after her ankle-length "handsome silk bathing dress" was ripped from her body "by the force of the waves."
--Lauren L. Hill
The opening paragraph to her essay "Irreversible Bikini" in The Surfers Journal, June/July 2021.
Monday, June 14, 2021
Point Molate Paddling: Low Tide, Breezy, and Bright
Point Molate paddling: low tide and breezy, so a definite workout.
I had such a tough time launching across the mud -- knee deep at times--that I opted for a long walk back along the shore, carrying my board, when I finished my paddle. My arms will be sore later. My back is already complaining.
Vitamin Ibuprofen, the patron saint of getting-back-in-shape, for me.
Sunburnt, dehydrated, and sore of muscle: next time I'll plan my entrance and exit better, take the tidal conditions more into consideration, carry water (even for a short jaunt, for this one grew longer and more arduous than planned), and slather more sunscreen.
Still, a good outing.
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