Walden Greetings from Holland

This was sent to us from Robert in Holland. He originally sent us photos of himself in a wetsuit and his Walden ready to surf. It looked so cold, colder than any pictures we have received so we asked for a little background. Thanks to Robert for sending the pictures & story

This winter day was on the 18th of December in a place called Petten.Holland isn't a really big surf country so if there are waves we need to go.This morning we had a snowfall of 4 inches and the outside temp. was about 28 F degrees.For Dutch standards that is a lot of snow.The sky was clear and the sun was high.There was hardley any wind at all.I grabbed all the rubber I had with me and put it on.6/5/4 wetsuit, 7mm booties and 5 mm gloves.My Walden 9'6 magic model was waiting in the snow for me.It was a funny sight to see the board in the snow.When we walked thru the snow up the dunes it was pretty slippery.Once on top of the dunes the view was awesome.Perfect 3 feet waves were rolling in.Creating nice lines of pure dutch pleasure.Couldn't wait to get wet.Funny enough the beach was snowfree.

I wasn't alone, a friend of mine was there to.With the two of us we enjoyed the waves.The weather was perfect.At one point I even put down my cap.Peaceful and no crowds what so ever.Not even the local seals. A classic moment of a nice winter session.Snow and surf, match good together.Remember snow is only frozen water.Enjoy every water.

Greetings Robert

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