The verve of the unexpected, something that only a few things in life, like surfing, can provide us.
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With nothing else to do, they sat back down on the edge of the bed.
With nothing else to do, they sat back down on the edge of the bed.
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But they laughed at the situation as they cleaned their hands off together in the motel bathroom.
But they laughed at the situation as they cleaned their hands off together in the motel bathroom.
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The ice cream had been a terrible idea and a mess.
The ice cream had been a terrible idea and a mess.
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They ate their ice cream as fast as they could, but half still melted all over them.
They ate their ice cream as fast as they could, but half still melted all over them.
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Heading back, he asked her about life back home, and she talked about how much she missed being in America.
Heading back, he asked her about life back home, and she talked about how much she missed being in America.
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His life centered around the next surf session.
“Sounds a bit romantic,” she said.
Harry was grateful for her nonjudgmental kindness.
His life centered around the next surf session.
“Sounds a bit romantic,” she said. Harry was grateful for her nonjudgmental kindness.
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Lena asked him about his life, and he had to admit that he wasn’t very purposeful in life after high school.
No college, just a service job.
Lena asked him about his life, and he had to admit that he wasn’t very purposeful in life after high school. No college, just a service job.
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They braved the heat to walk several blocks to a park where they found an ice cream shop.
Both of them began to relax.
They braved the heat to walk several blocks to a park where they found an ice cream shop. Both of them began to relax.
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“No barrels but solid waves, I guess,” answered Matt.
“No barrels but solid waves, I guess,” answered Matt.
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“Damn, Jimmy. I was starting to freak out,” Matt replied, waiting on the beach.
“Did you catch a barrel?” Jimmy asked.
“Damn, Jimmy. I was starting to freak out,” Matt replied, waiting on the beach.
“Did you catch a barrel?” Jimmy asked.
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Despite the solid session, it felt like a futile search for the Holy Grail—good waves but no barrels, no perfect wave.
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Scanning for Matt, Jimmy began to walk back to find his friend.
Scanning for Matt, Jimmy began to walk back to find his friend.
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He thought of surfing back, but it would take too long.
He surfed toward the shore, then walked through the water to reach the beach.
He thought of surfing back, but it would take too long. He surfed toward the shore, then walked through the water to reach the beach.
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Matt was not in sight, and worse, Jimmy couldn’t see the VW bus.
He had drifted south with the current.
Matt was not in sight, and worse, Jimmy couldn’t see the VW bus. He had drifted south with the current.
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On their next day off, they packed Matt’s old, red VW bus with their boards and bags, then headed south in the early morning hours for the beaches of Baja.
On their next day off, they packed Matt’s old, red VW bus with their boards and bags, then headed south in the early morning hours for the beaches of Baja.
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“That’s where I’ve always caught the most barrels.”
“That’s where I’ve always caught the most barrels.”
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During a particularly flat stretch of nonexistent waves, Matt suggested they go south across the border to Baja.
During a particularly flat stretch of nonexistent waves, Matt suggested they go south across the border to Baja.
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They both lived in OB, had the surfing bug, and usually had the same days off.
They both lived in OB, had the surfing bug, and usually had the same days off.
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Matt was a coworker who became his closest surf buddy.
Matt was a coworker who became his closest surf buddy.
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Jimmy rode some great waves with the Chart House crew, surfing bigger, stronger waves, holding his courage close against the fear of a drowning wipeout.
Jimmy rode some great waves with the Chart House crew, surfing bigger, stronger waves, holding his courage close against the fear of a drowning wipeout.
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Trestles, Windansea, Oceanside—it didn’t matter how far north or south.
A great surf session was like dying and going to heaven.
Trestles, Windansea, Oceanside—it didn’t matter how far north or south. A great surf session was like dying and going to heaven.
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They would drive from one surf spot to the next checking for a break that was raging.
They would drive from one surf spot to the next checking for a break that was raging.
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Jimmy began to hang with some of his coworkers.
Jimmy began to hang with some of his coworkers.
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Jimmy knew he wanted nothing but to chase that wave and ride it.
He had to catch the perfect wave.
Jimmy knew he wanted nothing but to chase that wave and ride it. He had to catch the perfect wave.
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Catching a surf spot with the right conditions for a barrel ride was rare in So-Cal.
Catching a surf spot with the right conditions for a barrel ride was rare in So-Cal.
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Or rather, a few spoke from experience, the rest in hopeful somedays.
Or rather, a few spoke from experience, the rest in hopeful somedays.
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And they all spoke of the perfect moments when they found themselves surfing inside a barrel.
And they all spoke of the perfect moments when they found themselves surfing inside a barrel.
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