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.

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.

Workout: A Break in the Windy Conditions

 

The Watch-Cat

 Lady Noir.

Low Tide

 

TBR / TBRR: Books

 To Be Read

To Be Re-Read