September 2000 - Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, CA

I had to wait until the end of the week to go out again, cause my arm was bruised. I rented a bic 7'10" which is the same board I owned at the time. We checked out Pleasure Point, which has a parking lot and an overlook to the surfers down below. The bathrooms were out of order and there was a jiffy john which was absolutly disgusting, but I had to go. The toilet was filled to the top with poop. It is a steep walk down to the surf here into a very crowded lineup. The surf was very manageable, glassy, clean and waist-chest w/ acc. shoulder high waves. So weird though. It's like there is constantly surf here, but a long wait in between sets. In fact, it can get completely flat for minutes at a time. So there's really not enough waves to go around. There were big chunks of kelp that kept getting caught in my leash and slowed me down. I caught a few nice ones, but had to snake people or just go to do it. There seemed to be a lot of beginers. I had my own 4/3 wetsuit which was perfect for this time of year here. A very rewarding and relaxing surfing experience.