Got up at 6AM to meet Ju at the Point. It was cold and dark when I got there about 6:45am. The tide was high, so not the best time to be out there but since we were up we decided to go in. I opted not to wear my booties and bare-footed it to the stairs. Ouch…even with all that tough skin on my feet walking barefoot still hurts :). Ju said at high tide waves at the Point tend to be choppy due to the ‘fix’ on the cliffs causing incoming waves to bounce back. When we got in, I was surprised that the water felt relatively warm considering it was a cold morning. There was a grom contest going on where tiny kids were ripping it up on their lil chip boards at first peak so everyone else was relegated to 2nd peak. I was nervous as the Point has a reputation, deserved or not, as having agro, aggressive surfers. People seemed friendly and nice but Ju said a lot of the good surfers were not there due to the surf contest. I met her friend, L(?) who is a school teacher, Mark and Daniel. Anyway, it’s definitely a faster wave at the Point and more difficult to maneuver when choppy. They also seemed big to me – maybe shoulder high (not my shoulder :). I did catch one wave but stayed on my belly as it was a bigger wave than I expected and the ride was super choppy. We were out for an hour and half and came in as the swell was dying and we were getting cold.
