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I�m going to make a big assumption and guess that I really won�t be spending the entire weekend tossing horseshoes toward a metal post in the ground. If that turns out to be the case and I find myself on the beach staring at the ocean, there�s one activity that currently fascinates me. Skimboarding.
Yeah, so the chances of me actually finding a skimboard while at the beach (I�m certainly not going out to buy one) are incredibly low. I�m not giving up hope until Friday afternoon. I just like the idea of actually trying it out. If I were to manage to actually ride a skimboard for ten feet I think I will have made some pretty crazy headway. It�s the closest I may ever come to participating in any sort of "extreme" sport (other than that time I rented the Dave Mirra bmx game for my Playstation 2).
It�s highly likely I may have tried skimboarding once in my life. The circumstances surrounding the event are a little fuzzy as it probably occurred in the early 1980s. While at Nags Head with family and friends of my family, one kid did have a skimboard. I remember him being a nice guy and he probably let me run and throw it onto the surf a few times. I was as uncoordinated then as I am now, so my success rate was probably 0% (thus erasing the event from my memory).
While looking for information about Birdwell Beach Britches, I came across this webpage - Skimboard Inland - about skimboarding in the suburbs. It totally reminded me of the sport and made me ready to have a go at falling down repeatedly.