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Chicama peelers- This place is like a wave machine.

Chicama peelers- This place is like a wave machine.

Chicama.   Out of all the places I have surfed in my life, this is the one place where it really feels like the waves are made by a machine.   If you watched the video above, you can see why.   When we first got there, the tide was still a little high at the 3rd point, and the 1st point was super crowded.   After starting at 3rd point, Mike and I moved down to the first point.   I caught a super long one, but after dealing with the crowd, we moved back up to the third point.   With the tide dropping, the waves started improving, and the super long rides were back.    This year, Miguel set us up with a zodiac.   It was a life saver for the paddle (or walk back up the point), and increased my wave count big time.   Had a great time, and can’t wait to get back.

P1010349   One nice surprise was meeting Steve-O from the Jackass crew.       Miguel recognized him at lunch, and Tom asked if it would be OK to get a picture.  He was kind enough to let us take a picture w/ him.  He showed up in a wetsuit with a cry of “Where are my American Friends?” He was down there filming and surfing.  Do a YouTube search for Steve-O Jelly Fish, to see some of his footage.

Chicama 4-2-14

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