Skateboarding doesn’t make you a skateboarder. Not being able to stop skateboarding makes you a skateboarder.
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Skateboarding In My Fifties Day 3
This was Day 3 of my return to skateboarding in 2022.
In the last few years I had made some efforts to start surfing again. Unfortunately, the surf in S. Florida doesn’t really cooperate very often.
However, I was beginning to get a little of my agility back after surfing on my wife’s WaveStorm a Soft Top Longboard for Beginners.
Which then led me to bringing out my old skateboard, which I rode around the parking garage of my apartment a few times. Then I decided to switch my trucks to try surf skating.
First I used these Waterborne Surf Skate Trucks and attached them to my Dogtown Deck that was already 10 years old or more, but I hadn’t used it since my last injury.
It took a few months before I was able to find a Carver Triton Surf Skate it was during the pandemic and they were very hard to come by.
After a few weeks of riding my SurfSkates on the flat ground, down the Hollywood Boardwalk and Dania Beach, I was ready to seek out some transitions.
First I went to the pump track in Hialeah for a few laps. I was still trying to figure it out, not realizing I had to loosen my trucks even more.
Afterwards, I headed over to Lot 11 where I got a little wake-up call on why I need to wear protection.
Luckily, for me the Lot 11 Skate Park in Miami had been open about 2 years already and I was eager to see if I could still skate something more challenging.
It had been over 10 years since the last time I skated and even before then I had rarely had a chance to skate anything resembling a ramp or a bowl!
The above is a video from my 3rd day out at the park.
Lot 11 Skatepark is located in Downtown Miami under I-95:
325 NW Second St. Miami, FL 33128
LOT 11 SKATEPARK
HOURS OF OPERATION
Every Day: 9AM-10PM
Word of Mouth: Hey! Did you know there’s a skatepark in Hialeah?
Yeah so on my third day back out learning to skate again I heard from two older guys that some old retired skaters meet up every Saturday at this park called Bucky Dent Park in Hialeah and I am welcome to joining them.
Just kidding about the old retired skaters part….but yes, the park is real!
Check out this post: Skateboarding In My Fifties: Day 4 Bucky Dent Skatepark
Brian Dennis is a full-time software engineer, some-time traveler and location-independent entrepreneur.
Chasing his passions in addition to travel in recent years has become a little challenging but even more fulfilling with his wife Betina and 2-year old son Divine.
Currently he is located in S. Florida and continues to share what he's learned with travel tips, guides and some motivating inspiration to encourage others to do more and experience more outside of their comfort zones.
