I grew up spending my summers in Bethany Beach, DE. A perfect little
beach town in Sussex County... pretty sleepy in the winter and bustling in the
summer. It's also the hometown to some seriously talented surfers, skaters, and
all around athletes...These boys and girls can rip. Like my friend Dave. Dave taught me to longboard many a summer ago.
I fell in love instantly and envisioned myself submitting an audition tape for
"True Life I want to be a Professional Skater" Remember that show? So
good.
ANYWAYS... Dave and I would meet at the South Coastal Library
parking lot each night after we got off work busing tables. I would practice
trying to stay on my borrowed Sector 9. He was patient and taught me all the
need-to-knows for a beginner. True story, skating is HARD at first, but so fun.
After a few days of the parking lot
sessions, Dave decided I was ready to hit the streets of Bethany. Bethany is
the perfect spot to cruise because around 10:30/11:00pm the place pretty much
shuts down and you don't have to worry about getting hit by a car or running
into crowds of people with your long board (because you don't know how to stop
too well!) We were having the best time and I was doing actually well. No falls
or embarrassing moments.
We finished up back in the library parking lot and Dave took
off. I wanted to get a little
more practice. This is the point in the
night where I should have just gone home. But no, not this girl. I
am working on turning when things get out of control and I can not stop the
board before I crash into one of those concrete blocks that are at the
top of a parking space. To say "I ate it" is an understatement. Both
knees had huge silver dollar sized open cuts with the skin completely scrapped
off and my hands were mangled. Blood was dripping down my legs as I inched my
way home, cursing myself for being too cocky. Don't worry though - once my
knees healed, I was back at it. Love those longboards!
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