Friday winning streak

I was confident enough that this string of lucky Fridays would continue that I cancelled my appointments and headed for the beach today even though it was cloudy and the forecast was for poor surf.

And I was right: the sun came out just as I arrived, and the waves were just as nice as last week's and a tad bigger.

I was getting a whole bunch of rides. I still don't make all my takeoffs, and I don't ride all I stand up on, but way more than ever before. And there were familiar faces from other Fridays. One guy said appreciatively, "You're getting a lot of waves!" Another guy I'd seen before actually said to me, "I thought you were a beginner." I said, "I am." He said, "You're getting good." !!!!!! Words I never thought I'd hear!