BOARDS ACROSS HERMOSA Part 2
The Boards Across Hermosa organizers had received 70 surfboards as donations for artists to paint. The same email that told me that I was one of the participants indicated the boards were "first-come, first-serve". I immediately drove to Hermosa in a panic hoping there would still be a board small enough to fit in my Honda Civic and proceeded due to my ignorance, to select one based on size rather than condition. I didn't see the damage until I set it up in the backyard. I soon returned to YouTube videos, this time for tutorials on repairing surfboards. This latest development was quite disturbing. Had I any inkling that the board might need to be repaired as well as painted, I would never have tried to wiggle my way into this. The most depressing thought was that this was surely just the first of many unexpected pitfalls that lay ahead. I struggled with the obvious question - press on or quit? Normally, I find great comfort in the path of least resistance but