{"id":1556,"date":"2011-08-03T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T22:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.traceythompson.com\/surfing\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2011-08-06T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T03:48:01","slug":"rough-lake-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traceythompson.com\/surfing\/2011\/08\/rough-lake-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough Lake Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Surf: Waist high and choppy. Some larger waves, strong currents. <\/p>\n

I’ve made it no secret that I’m from the midwest. I grew up in cornfield in Michigan. A few years ago folks moved to a stretch of the coast of Lake Michigan known as the Indiana Riviera.<\/p>\n

In 2009 I was fortunate enough to be home during a good windy stretch and was able to surf. It was little and sloppy, but the wobbly tiny rides were fun and I’ll surf knee high waves any day.<\/p>\n

Today the winds were forecasted from the North at 15-25 knots which was expected to kick up some serious waves. It’s a lake. There’s no groundswell, just wind. Winds from the north mean the wind has more water to push before it gets to us here on the south end. Wave forecasts were as high as 5-8 feet in some places. I figured it would probably be about knee high, waist high with a little luck, and picked up a board from Third Coast.<\/p>\n

What was coming in was a solid waist high with a few larger waves and a rather un-fun 3-4 second interval. The water was in the 70’s and air temps in the 80’s so I gave it a go.<\/p>\n

The second wave was pretty solidly above waist high, nearly chest. Snagged a few fun seconds before BOOM closed out. I came up to find my soft top skipping away having better things to do than surf with me, dragging what was left of my leash behind it. Crap.<\/p>\n

My mom hates the water. For her, watching me surf is uncomfortable. Watching me swim in after my board while briefly disappearing to dive under waves, was pure agony.<\/p>\n

So now I’ve got rough waves, a broken leash, and a pretty unhappy mom.<\/p>\n

I didn’t want to paddle back out without a leash and a jury-rigged one didn’t inspire confidence in either my mom or myself so I agreed rather sheepishly to wear a life vest. >_<\n\nI got a few more short warbly waves. Nothing epic, but still fun for a lake surfing sessioon. Plus surfing with a life vest is mildly hilarious for a wave or two.\n\nIt'll be interesting to see what it's like tomorrow as the winds calm down.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Surf: Waist high and choppy. Some larger waves, strong currents. I’ve made it no secret that I’m from the midwest. I grew up in cornfield in Michigan. A few years ago folks moved to a stretch of the coast of Lake Michigan known as the Indiana Riviera. In 2009 I was fortunate enough to be … <\/p>\n

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