Packery Channel - 2010 Photo - Joe Vulgamore |
Waves.
Waves do not discriminate. Waves treat everyone and everything equally. Waves beg for us to join them on their journey, allowing us to free ourselves of our charade that we call life. As the waves speed along toward their inevitable deaths, they allow us to see that there is a difference between "life" and "living".
Waves do not care how you ride them, as long as you ride them. Why should we care how others choose to satisfy their lust for the wave, as long as everyone is stoked, who cares.
I often hear surfers complain about spongers, kiteboarders, and such. Why? Do they not have the right to enjoy Gods gift of the wave as much as the rest of us?
Now I understand the safety risks as far as SUPs, kayaks, and kites; A respectable safe zone
should be practiced by all. But there is no reason one should limit oneself to a particular discipline.
Below are just a few shots of several alternative modes of liquid transport... notice everyone is stoked?
It's not about "Life"; it's all about "Living"...
It's not about "the board"; It's all about "the Ride"
Boogie Boarding in SPI Photo - Joe Vulgamore |
Kayaking "South Packistan" Photo - Joe Vulgamore |
Kelly Norton is like a rocker down the line in SPI Photo - Joe Vulgamore |
Unidentified Kiteboader in SPI Photo - Joe Vulgamore |
This Skimboarder snaps a big 'ollie' down in SPI Photo - Joe Vulgamore |