Beach Invasion

Wednesday December 11, 2013
Sebastian Inlet State Park

 

 

Even though the temperature is great, winter is not actually THE SEASON at Sebastian Inlet.

 

 

It’s the summer of course when people flock to Florida beaches.  So usually when we come to the beach each day, the parking lot has maybe 6 or 10 cars depending how many surfers are there.  

We are shocked when we drive in and find probably 50 cars, a motor home all set up with chairs outside and a big Ron Jon van with tons of water toys and clothing inside. 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you know who Ron Jon is??

 

I suppose you might.  I am clearly out of it since I had no idea that Ron Jon was a big name in water sports all over the country.  Apparently twice a year they do a two day photographic shoot here for their catalog, commercials and billboards.

 

 

 

 

The walkway to the beach has bathrooms on two sides and the crew had taken it over with chairs and make up and hair tables.  You have to nearly push your way through and around them.

David takes a couple of quick shots of the make up and hair tables and then we go on out to the water.

 

 

 

 

The place is crawling with extremely skinny women.  There are a couple of rather skinny guy models too.  All are “beautiful” of course depending on your taste.

 

 

Photographers and equipment are everywhere.

 

 

  Today seems to be focused on a couple of women and two men.  Tomorrow they say there will be more people including kids.   I think we’ll stay home at least in the morning.

 

David took these pictures and seemed to prefer the tall skinny blonde.  Although when asked about it, he says she happened to be the one right in front of him.  Hmmmmm, do you buy that?   I find the other girl much more attractive.  The blonde looks anorexic to me.  What message is being sent to young people with this stuff??

 

 

 

Here’s the sort of thing that was going on all day long.

 

 

 

 

Ok so tell me, do you go play in the surf with your glasses on and a towel around your neck???  I use my towel to dry off when I get OUT of the water.   I think this photographer has a thing for elbows.

 

 

 

 

Every guy’s dream??

 

 

I know I often stand right next to the water in this pose, I’m sure you do too right?  Remember the elbows??

 

 

I wonder if the sun circle is to give her some color so she doesn’t look the exact same shade as the surf behind her. 

 

 

I would like to know the brand of sun screen they put on that lily white skin for her to stay out in the sun for these 6 or 7 hours.  It is blazing today.

 

         

 

 

 

Back in real life, in my not skimpy suit with my not  skinny legs, I”m facing a wall of water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t know if “Ron” has an in with the weather gods but today was one of the most beautiful days we’ve seen.  Just perfect blue skies, blue water, puffy clouds.  Fantastic and HUGE waves. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They prove too strong for me, unlike the perfect birthday waves I enjoyed.   Today the waves are coming lickety split one after another.  When I get tossed aside numerous times and then roll head over heels I decide perhaps I’m not big enough for this stuff without a board.  Time to exit.

As I am putting this post together I notice you could probably make a dozen suits for the blonde out of the material in mine. :-)

 

 

The surfers are out in big numbers today.

 

 

 

  More than I’ve seen in the past week.  Don’t know if “RJ” put a call out for them to come on and perhaps be in the pictures but there are camera persons taking shots of them as well.  Although none of the surfers are “posing”’ or talking to the crew.  So I’m pretty sure they were just there to have fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even photographers in the water.

 

Are they catchin’ the curl or hangin’ 10?   I don’t know the lingo.  Help me out here all you surfers.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

I guess it’s a wrap. 

 

About 4:00 the crew call it a day and we have the beach to ourselves again except for the few heads you see of the surfers in a line in the water.   

 

 

 

 

And of course the resident beach bums like this killdeer are also still here.  He poses too. He’s my kind of model.

 

 

 

It’s a wrap for my day too.