Merry Xmas to all from Scotland!!!
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Over & out
Saturday 20 December 2008
Saturday 13 December 2008
Back home
Brrrrrr.... Cold, windy, rainy, grey!
The surf was going off this morning at home, but way too crowded and cold for me to be interested in after 3 weeks of surfing in Southern Portugal. This trip has been good: not epic as last year, but good. Crowds are becoming a problem during weekends and whenever surf camps decide to go for a drive and arrive at former "secret spots". Seriously, the attitude of some surf camps in the area are calling for an active boycott.
On one of the last days I had some words with an Italian surfer at Arrifana. After every wave he'd paddle back and sit on my left, getting preference for the next wave that would come our way. After the umpteenth time I politely (no euphemism) asked him not to do it anymore. He smiled, apologized and proceeded to paddle somewhere further up the beach.
Fifteen minutes later and while I was getting changed he walked to his car, which turns out was parked next to my van. He then realized that I am not Portuguese (car plates) and without looking at me he shouted something (in Italian) at no one in particular.
Whatever, dude, whatever.
Saturday 6 December 2008
Sorry
Sorry,
If you are that British longboarder
-mid twenties, tall, well built, blond flattop, rainbow sunnies, the looks…-
that i’ve met twice in two days
in SW Portugal with 5 or 6 friends.
Sorry,
I didn’t talk back to you
When you talked to me.
Sorry,
I didn’t laugh at your bad jokes.
Maybe i should have made my discomfort
With your presence
More obvious.
But you looked like a bouncer.
Sorry,
But when a group of six or seven mal riders
who can hardly surf
but get a lot of waves
invade the break I am surfing at
-twice in two days at two different beaches-
And proceed to take every single wave
With no exception.
When one of them –You-
Tries to be chatty in the 30 seconds
it takes him to take another wave
And only because he’s on a mal.
When this happens
I feel like not saying much but…
Sorry
One day (you and your friends) will be.
If you are that British longboarder
-mid twenties, tall, well built, blond flattop, rainbow sunnies, the looks…-
that i’ve met twice in two days
in SW Portugal with 5 or 6 friends.
Sorry,
I didn’t talk back to you
When you talked to me.
Sorry,
I didn’t laugh at your bad jokes.
Maybe i should have made my discomfort
With your presence
More obvious.
But you looked like a bouncer.
Sorry,
But when a group of six or seven mal riders
who can hardly surf
but get a lot of waves
invade the break I am surfing at
-twice in two days at two different beaches-
And proceed to take every single wave
With no exception.
When one of them –You-
Tries to be chatty in the 30 seconds
it takes him to take another wave
And only because he’s on a mal.
When this happens
I feel like not saying much but…
Sorry
One day (you and your friends) will be.
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