Amusings: I Love You, Beach.

I have a very love/hate relationship with surfing but today I definitely fell right back in love with surfing. For me, it's not even about catching waves or anything because, let's be honest, I freaking suck at surfing. I just love sitting out there in the middle of the ocean taking in the vastness of the sea and the beautiful La Jolla sky. I love the seals that pop their heads out of the glassy water to say hi. I love watching birds skim across the water mid flight. Today I saw pelicans diving into the water to catch fish. I saw a stingray on the ocean floor. Pretty sweet.

The clouds were particularly fluffy and funny looking today. They were promising something pretty special. It was my first time walking down the hill to Black's Beach. We waded out there, me on Thomas' 9-foot long board. The fluffy clouds start getting darker and darker and before we knew it, it started raining.

I've never been to the beach while it's raining (I mean, who would?) but the sea during a heavy rainfall is seriously one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life. The way all the rain makes the water look white and dynamic, and a mist starts rising in the distance from off the ocean surface... it's hard to explain what the ocean looks like while it's raining and you're sitting in the middle of it, but it's just awesome.

And then my board starting making *thwack thwack* noises. I looked at Nathan who was equally confused, and suddenly, hail started pelting us. HAIL! This dude who was surfing near us said he had been surfing in La Jolla for 40 years and had never seen anything like it. Hail hurts like a bitch when you're in the middle of the ocean with nothing to protect you but it's still fun.

The hail passed and we were surfing in the midst of the sounds of thunder. I caught a few good ones on my boat of a longboard, and we called it a day. Days like these make me remember how amazing getting out there on a surfboard can be. Love it.

I took some pictures of the sunset today. Pretty happy with how they came out. Crazy weather = crazy clouds.