| Early dawn as Neal Carver
and I Patrol'd down to the DelMar hoping for some early Olga. Not
much was showing, yet. Checked out Indian River Inlet first but it
was smaller than expected so we proceeded down the coast checking several
spots all the way to the OC Inlet. Not much showing anywhere along
this strip and the wind was on it more the further south we headed.
The Wedge may of had something little but it was too cold for an iffy paddle
over. We headed back to IRI and checked the southside. Nothing
showing - shot the bull with an ol' IRI-South pit driver and moved on to
the northside.
Neal and I looked and looked
at the little, smooth peaks rolling in. Not too much wind on it with the
jetty providing some protection. Kept shaking my head... really was
looking for 2-4' and not just 1-3' but the conditions were clean and only
one guy was out. Almost low tide time -- maybe the incoming tide
would help. I challenged Neal with the ultimate test question, "What
would Edmund do if he were here?" Neal was quick to respond, "Suit
up and go out." Let's get going then!
We surfed for close to two
hours in smallish waves - as the tide moved in more folks showed up - 15
total were sharing the three peaks by the time we left. The best
part of the day was the post-session hot water wash down. We were
still restless so decided to explore a new spot for future reference, the
Naval Jetties. We worked our way up into Henlopen State Park, toured
around the area for about 15 minutes and finally scaled an old wartime
watchtower (my legs are feeling it today) and identified a route to scope
out from the cliffs. Neal and I shared some minor excitement during
out trip down the tower... light rushes of adrenaline as others were mounting
the attack.
Now we're ready for tomorrow's
"swell of epic proportions" (as swell.com called it). The potential
is there for Olga to shape up to be a damn good swell of o/h waves and
light winds -- the first in months. DP for Neal and I -- rest of
the Annapolis Surf Club crew appears to be out of action due to illness
or urgent occupational demands. More waves for us!
Rod Rodgers
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