In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Typhoon #5 passed Shizuoka. While walking to the car after my afternoon class finished, I could hear the waves breaking. (On normal days, you can’t hear the waves). I knew that a few surfers go out when there is a typhoon swell, so I decided to check it out. Parked on the road was a small van with some surf stickers on the back window. Also, there were two pairs of sandals underneath the van, a telltale sign that the people were either surfing or bodyboarding. As expected, there were two guys in the water. I suspect that they were the same two people I had seen before.
The waves were much bigger than Typhoon #4 and the wind was still quite strong – not that tempting for a novice such as myself. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me and couldn’t take any pictures. I watched them for around 10 minutes and only saw one of them catch a wave. I did one of them take a nice tumble head over heels though.
Even though I had my gear in the car, I decided against going out. I knew that I’d be going out the next day at Kashima, my new home point.
On Wednesday morning, I arrived at the beach at about 6:15 am. There were a few cars, but not crazy like a few weeks before. The wind was strong and the waves were big – they reminded me of my visits to Hamamatsu. My friend and I briefly talked about checking out Sagarako, but we decided to give Kashima a go. It wasn’t a very successful session – caught a few waves, but nothing to write home about. (Mom, if you are reading this – hello!)
Once again, I didn’t have the camera, so I couldn’t take any pictures. Here’s a site from one of the surf shops, but it is misleading.
Looking forward a day of nice waves MINUS the typhoon!
