Alex's Life/Beach and Around Town

...floated to the shores of Tampa Bay, grew up on the streets of West Tampa, got the Surfing bug at an early age and pursued it during most of my waking hours. Listening to and playing music was my second passion. Traveled all over Florida and when I became old enough, traveled to different parts of the world to pursue the cosmic glide. Even though I have much more responsibility than when I was young, I still get as much (possibly more) of a thrill (rush, natural high, excitement etc.) out of surfing and exploring new surfing spots. Surfing, to me, means a very deep or even spiritual journey in my life. The early surfers in California called surfing "The Church of the Open Sky"and I can see why. All the beauty that one is surrounded by is beyond comprehension. Beyond the spiritual outlook, surfing can be a good physical outlet and an excellent aerobic exercise to enhance one's health.

THE OCEAN & AROUND TOWN (AND BEYOND)

Let's help to support our local community by using local surfboard shapers-we are very fortunate in our area to have a wide range of great shapers: Mike Whisnant, Jim Dunlop, Tony Iannarone, Dick Roseborough, Josh Miller etc. (sorry if I missed any others). Let us help to keep pop-outs out of the water! Let's also support the local surf shops in our area for all our surfing supplies and surf wear...We have some very good local web-site surf reports that do an excellent job in forecasting our local surf (911surfreport.com, surfjaxpier.com). Check them out!!!

ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE

... I will always remember the fun times I have had in the Coastal Georgia area in and out of the water and wish everyone all the best! Keep in touch and if and when you come down to the sunshine state to surf, send me a message and we can go out and catch a few waves!

SURF BOARDS FOR SALE/SURFING LESSON-40 + YEARS OF SURFING EXPERIENCE!

I have a few surf boards for sale. If anyone is interested, send me an e-mail or give me a call (see info below). I will be posting some pics of the surf boards for sale in the 'Photos' section of this web-site...Anybody out there need some surfing lessons!? Feel free to send me an email or give me a call and we can arrange for a time and place for a surf lesson. I am Red Cross First Aid and CPR certified with lifeguard and surfing experience for over 40 years...email is rockawayalex@aol.com, phone number is (904)476-3528

Eastern Surfing Association North Florida District

The 2011 NFL ESA regular season is over, get ready for the Southeast Regional Surfing Championships from April 19-22 for the surfers who qualify. This year it is being held in Florida's most consistent surf location, New Smyrna Beach. Hopefully, we won't get skunked like the past few regional championships. Check out these web-sites for more information: http://nflesa.org/ and www.surfesa.org. Contest Hotline Number is (904)502-6010...SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ESA!