There is no denying that we are all “champing at the bit” to get back to the ocean! It doesn’t help either having those cheeky friends that manage to “ go to the shop” via the beach to snap a sneaky shot of perfect surf to send through to your surfing WhatsApp group to taunt you! As if the f&*ker actually got the opportunity to get in the water….ya right!!
Needless to say, it sucks seeing/knowing what the ocean has been doing while we have been fixated by the hillbilly, red necks in Tiger King on Netflix!
Lockdown is easing up.
Yip, our legend of a President said so last week, Lockdown is going to start easing up, but unfortunately that doesn’t mean waxing up your boards just yet, as level 4 lockdown still does not permit SURFING!
It is not clear when we will be allowed back in the ocean to release weeks of lockdown madness…so we wait!
We will surf again!
When D-Day comes, when the morning breakfast isn’t as important as getting to the beach, there will still be regulations in place. We need to remain sensible to ensure no further lockdown is implemented!
Here are 5 rules to surviving corona at the beach.
Rule 1: Don’t be a hero and hang in the parking lot!
Yes we have all been deprived of the beach, but let’s stay focussed and not go back into another session of torture! Get to the beach, go surf, come in, go home!
It is that simple and your best mate will understand if you don’t want to sit in the car park listening to how many litres of pineapple beer he drank during lockdown!
Rule 2: If it’s crowded go further down the beach or give it a miss!
It’s honestly not rocket science. Crowded taxi’s, busses and even the ocean is a no go. There is the argument that the salt water cleanses everything. Sure, that’s true to an extent, but someone sitting up wind, sneezing into the howling North Easter that could potentially be carrying the virus is going to be blowing that across the line up faster than a clean up set during a winter swell. STEER CLEAR!!!
Rule 3: Go surfing alone!
Less is more…..Not only are you going to be getting more waves, one doesn’t know who your “chom” has been in contact with. Don’t be calling him up after a 5 minute drooling session on Magic Seaweed, telling him the surfs going to be cranking and you will collect him at 6am sharp! I am sure you are getting it?…lets hope so!
Rule 4: Get Ready At Home!
This is definitely a spin off Rule from Rule number 1. Get ready at home…wax up the board, slot in the fins whilst watching John John Florence’s “A View From a Blue Moon” before jumping in your car and making your way to the beach! You psyched? Great, so am I!
Rule 5: Respect each other!
Surfing has coined the phrase “ Only a surfer knows the feeling”. There is lots of truth in that saying as surfing can be compared to a drug! It is difficult to explain this notion to a non-surfer other than, it can be like a habit forming drug! We have withdrawals…can you see the likeness? Being cooped up in a house for 6+ weeks starts to take its toll and those cravings sneak up on us out of nowhere!
We have all been equally deprived, we all equally deserve some fun out there!. Don’t go being that “ass” thinking you own every wave! With the current state of mind, you could end up in a fist fight and that person you challenge may have Covid 19…have you considered that?
Stay safe guys. We are all in the same boat, being stripped of our one true love but by working together we can have her back…soon soon!
Until next time…
Chado
