Leo, Jack and I went to the coast for a few days while Sara was backpacking up in Washington with our friend Natasha. I knew I had to create some kind of grand diversion for us all in order to keep the good time rolling for three days.
Little did I know it was Leo who would create the diversion. The guy is obsessed with surfing. He’s seen Surf’s Up, a kids movie. He’s hiked out to the “surfer beach,” as he calls it, many times and loves to watch. And I’ve caught him practicing surfing moves on the picnic table. It’s pretty much all he talked about for three days.
A surfer unloading his Vanagon next to us heard Leo chattering about how much he loved surfing as we prepared to walk a half mile down to the beach for his first try at the sport. He smiled, “Now that’s the attitude…”
The energy grew and grew throughout the morning. He practiced his “rad moves” for while, then sat wrapped in a towel on my lap and watched the big surfers on a day of gentle waves. Last night, after we got back to Portland, he fell asleep watching surfing videos on YouTube. Sweet dreams.
ha! nice one, chief — the little man will no doubt become a great surfer in time. lots of that in my town of course. glad to see you and yours are well. Btw, as you know, HUGE wildfires in LA these days — check out these hi-res pics: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bigpicturefire,0,5985825.htmlstory