It's been 10 years since the Twin Towers fell, the Pentagon was attacked and the flight went down in a Pennsylvania field. So much has happened since then. Do I remember where I was when I heard? Of course I do. Like millions of people around the world, I'll never forget it and what happened in the days following. I watched the TV news for almost 72 hours straight. I couldn't sleep, so I watched. I watched so much, that for the past ten years, I can pretty much tell you the number of times I've sat and watched another news show all the way thru since then. I just don't do it anymore. Did I think of what happened 10 years ago today? Yes, the same as I have done every 9/11 since it happened. Did I watch today the various rememberances that were on TV? No. I watched it when it happened that was quite enough.
Today we did get out. We went to Huntington Beach. They had some things going on there like they normally do. The drummers were back again this weekend. (I think they play every weekend!), there were surfers and a surfing tournament going on, cute girls in bikinis, overweight guys in speedos, and everything in between! While we were walking on the pier, we heard sirens to a firetruck and it made its' way down Pacific Coast Highway (main road thru Huntington Beach and runs parallel to the beach and pier). After the firetruck came hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles. The roar of the motorcycles was deafening and we were quite a ways out on the pier! I got a couple of photos, but then decided to make a video with my camera, so I swapped it over and got some video. 
As always, we had a great time at the beach. It always takes us at least an hour an a half to walk up and down the length of the pier. So much to watch and see!
Most of the time, body boarders do a lot of free falling from the 6-10 foot waves that are normally present, but with the storm off of New Zealand adding it's contribution, the waves were up to 20+ feet! Did I mention how shallow this area is? The life guards and locals that use this location suggest having your insurance card with you when you arrive, because it's a rare week when the local ambulance services aren't there to pick up someone that just got trashed by a wave. And these waves were twice the normal sizes!
So with this build up, you just know I had to go get some photos of it... along with everyone else in Orange County that owns a camera- from cell phone to one guy with a lens I swear was 3 feet long! He could have counted nose hairs of the surfers at 50 yards if he had wanted to! I know, I know... lens envy... what can I say? :o) So the beach was covered in people just waiting for the surfers/body boarders to do a spectacular wipe out. And they didn't disappoint either! After one particular wipe out, this body surfer sat on the beach for about a 1/2 hour before trying it again!
