Endless Session, Day 244: Surf Birthday
A birth in itself – the very first day on the magic blue longboard . Photo by www.bumpsetsurf.com When I woke up and my feet hit the sand, there were two milestones I was thinking about. One very important one was that it was my friend and Hermosa pier crew member Boris Vishnevsky’s surf birthday and he was turning one. Boris met Frank Paine, Redondo surf coach and Guru to all, at Brother’s Burritos a little over a year ago — they instantly clicked, and Boris decided soon after that it was finally time to take the Pacific plunge. Fast forward a year through Frank’s patient and guiding hands, and Boris has a brand new surfboard named Natasha, and complete stoke of the sea. His giddiness and smiles in the water light up the Hermosa pier, which is where he has spent most of his mornings. We all love surfing with Boris and his eagerness is infectious, and every time he gets in the water, we know it will be a good day. Boris with coach Frank at their training grounds – Southside of the Hermosa Pier. Photographer Unknown We had a few bumpy Hermosa rollers, then went back to the Burrito Palace (Brother’s Burritos) where a surprise cake with his (poorly icing-drawn by me) surfboard…
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