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Have you ever watched surfing? Those guys and gals are true athletes. Unlike over paid celebrities in baseball, basketball & football. Pipeline at the North Shore on Oahu is rocking. It’s got to be thrilling & a little scary riding a ten foot (and up to 30) wave. Lots of videos are on YouTube.
Yes...used to be a surfer girl nicknamed Giget but only small waves in Texas and Florida....nothing like the monsters on the North Shore 🌊
Oh cool. NC northern outer banks (obx) near Cape Hatteras attracts surfers. Also nothing like Hawaii. There’s a documentary about surfing the largest waves in the world. I think it’s in Poland or Portugal. It’s always very cold when waves are the biggest. Those guys most definitely are tempting fate on those waves. Edit: when I went to Hawaii I drug my family to the North Shore. Drove for miles and nothing but calm water. I finally asked a local where are the waves. Tourists tattooed on my head! It’s only in the winter. I knew that but got excited I was there. It’s ok because it was so beautiful.
Do excited you got to visit the famous North Shore of Oahu! I forget when the big waves roll in there but there used to be a YUGE surfing competition there. Have been to Virginia Beach but not the Outer Banks...
I’m very thankful I was able to visit Hawaii, that’s something my mom always did for us. I’ve traveled a lot in USA since I was small. She took me, my brother and nephew twelve years ago. I believe the surfing competition was in the last month & may be still happening. I was watching some on YouTube yesterday. The larger waves are usually at the peak from January to February. Virginia Beach is nice but a little more commercialized than NC beaches. NC has a big shoreline and the beach towns are busy but it’s a slower pace. It’s more small businesses than chain businesses and restaurants. I love the beach near Charleston SC, they have a very nice state park on the beach.