[trader220]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. You guys are right, sometimes I forget that a still photo of one moment in time does not tell the whole story. As a kid I used to watch the footage in Endless Summer from Cape of St Francis. I worshiped the place and never considered that it didn't fire like the scenes in the movie on a regular basis.

The thought of riding a wave for even a full minute is really hard to even visualize, especially growing up surfing on the east coast.

Two things I have been doing most of my life are surfing and playing hockey (43 seasons). I played my last game a week before I was struck with this issue and felt great. 50 year old playing in the over 40 league and playing at a high level. It scares the piss out of me that I may have played my last game and dropped into my last wave. I appreciate all of the comments and I am committed to stepping back on the ice and paddling out again.

At some point I hope I can get up a cracking again. In the mean time I am going to do the research side on this dream of going to Peru. Thanks for all the info.