SUP ATX or Tower or some paddle board company needs to use this video as a commercial. The pitch is simple: “Even with the risk of going to jail over breaking the governor’s stay at home order, paddle boarding is so worth it”. It also shows how crazy people are going since we have to stay cooped up in our homes all day. Was half an hour of paddle boarding worth the potential of six months in jail or a $1,000 fine? Not to the sane mind. But this is quarantine brain we’re dealing with.
This guy probably eat, sleeps, and breathes paddle boarding. You expect him to derail from his everyday routine at the drop of a hat? Haven’t you ever woken up from a nap thinking it’s the next day, but it’s really only been 45 minutes since you fell asleep? I think that’s what we’ve got going on here. The guy woke up thinking it was a typical April day and forgot all about the quarantine for the first time in weeks. He got down to the beach and saw how empty it was and became fixated on the ocean like a siren was seducing him. The more likely reality is that he just wanted to go viral…but I prefer the latter version. Regardless, this SUP pursuit was the most thrilling thing I’ve seen in weeks and is just a reminder of how badly we need this quarantine to be over (when it’s safe).