Joe increased his 2 month total water time to 2hours today by spending 1.25 hrs surfing beautiful, classic North Carolina conditions. He surfed alone for a while and by the end of session a grand total of 6 guys shared 200-300 yards of beautiful breachbreak. This is not an average surf conditions for Joe's stretch of coast. Nor was Joe's morning/night average for those who do not know life with little ones. The simple act of go to bed, wake up, go do your thing, becomes a complex enterprise with family and responsibilities. Surfing with responsibilities is a tight rope walk at best. Here is how this morning went.
3:30am Baby Joe has a cold and cries. Cannot be consoled. Joe's wife does much more than cook and caring for Baby Joe during ungodly hours is often one of them. This session, however, would be Joe's.
3:38am Joe's wife briefs Joe on the the possible approaches to this mission. Joe stays up with Baby Joe.
3:40am Joe brews a cup of Therma Cold and Cough.
3:42am Joe has bottle made thinking that this will knock Baby Joe back into the land of sleep.
3:53 Burps end with milk exiting Baby's Joe's mouth.
4:00am Milk session concluded.
4:05am Joe sways with Baby Joe.
4:11am Joe adds an attempt to sing to Baby Joe in the worst possible human voice (wake up at 3:30am with a cold and attempt to sing those sweet, soft little baby songs - Joe sounded as if he was just hacking up film to a tune) while swaying.
4:23am Joe sits down.
4:23am Baby Joes tells Joe that this is not his preference (with volume and emphasis).
4:23am Joe sways Baby Joe more.
4:35am Joe attempts to lay Baby Joe into his hallowed crib.
4:36am Joe is patting Baby Joe on back, the magic touch is being used. Hope is increasing...
4:38am Baby Joe again informs Joe that this is not his preferred position for the rest of the morning/night.
4:40am Joe and Baby Joe sway some more.
4:55am Joe sits down with Baby Joe to talk.
5:10am Baby Joe relaxes and breathes through cute baby snot-crust with the rhythmic "UuuUuuUuuUuu...".
5:15-5:45am Joe does not remember this period but knows that sleep was not a part of it.
5:55am Joe and baby Joe are resigned to the fact that sleep for them ended at 3:30am and they will see the sun come up.
6:10am Joe's wife emerges to the latest series of Baby Joe's protest of life with a cold.
6:15am Joe's wife takes Baby Joe.
6:15-6:45am Joe takes some personal time (not in the form of sleep)
6:45-7:01am Joe loads vehicle for solo surf session (asked neighbor to go but he declined)
7:03am depart the driveway.
7:57am arrive at secret spot surf destination (not pictured but similar to picture)
8:06-8:15am hike to the sandbar of choice, change into fullsuit, take in the refreshing 40 degree air temp, strecth pretending that it is good for me, and run into the water like a child.
8:21am catch maiden wave on 6'1 tri-fin with YU template fins going right. She's a keeper for sure.
