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Strung up in the rafters of a chain store, never to see the ocean again. Like an African Elephant pacing the confines of his enclosure in the zoo, dreaming of the savanna, this board is begging me to take her for a paddle.
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August 1986, Huntington Beach, California, USA Image by © Rick Doyle
What a classic late take off!
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