Beetles and Backyards

Checking the swell forecast throughout the week, everybody was just waiting for the weekend to come. By Friday, Jux and I passed by my uncles place to check if the beetle was done, and there it was, the beetle, finally finished. We took the beetle for a test drive and headed to Carl's place. We hung out for a while, grabbed lunch and watched Dukes of Hazzard (that reminds me, I need to browse for pictures of the General Lee's rims).








We later met up with Danette for coffee where we teased and tempted her to skip class to go surfing with us, but she didn't. Talk about control. After coffee, Jux decided to buy a new TV. So, we went with him checking out the choices until he finally decided on one which we carried home. After carrying the TV to Brookside, Jux hitched a ride back to work, I headed home.

At around 6am, we rang each other up and met up at the usual place. By 730am, we had two vans heading to San Juan in anticipation of a great session at The Backyard.

The Pier

The Backyard

9am and we'd picked up Benjie and Jose along the way and were at The Pier checking out the swell. There already was a big group gearing up. We spotted Jong on the beach, waved, and headed off. By 930am, we were under a bamboo shed, with dried corals under out feet, the morning sun behind us and glassy 3-4 foot waves in front of us. Without a word spoken, everybody rushed back to the house to grab the boards and paddle out.

Gearing up

Aldrix, first man out

Can you say splash?

Lan

Benj

Jose

Jose

In no time we were at the line up catching the rare Backyard swells. A single look at the peeling long left hander and it made the trip all worth while. After two good hours we took a break for lunch then rested on the beach after eating. Lan had to leave for his intership duty.

Siesta

Siesta

Undecided

While we lay on the bamboo shed, sets of good waves rolled in one after the other. 30 minutes passed and the waves were just too tempting. We grabbed our boards and paddled out for the afternoon session. Tons of rides and a couple of video clips later, we headed for the beach and were all surfed out. We just watched as more waves rolled in.

Heading out

Pumping

Aldrix

Dropping in

Chucky calling it a day

Carl. It must've been something he ate

After rinsing the boards and getting showered, we dropped Benj and Jose off at San Juan and drove up to Baguio.

One day, two vans, eight friends, dozens of good memorable rides...

Oh yeah, my mustang has the same rims as the General Lee :)

The General Lee

My Mustang Grande