A tale as old as time.
It is a tale as old as time. Boy travels to Hawaii in search of legendary surf. Boy paddles out into the yawning blue. Boy catches wave, wipes out and bounces off underwater ouchies, staggers to beach and is lovingly cared for by Sam George’s ex-wife only to rise again and learn the true meaning of aloha. An absolute classic that never tires no matter how often it is reprised.
And our latest, in a long line, is none other than Matthew McConaughey’s young son Levi.
The Academy Award winning actor is, of course, adored by all and was most recently spotted in the Red Bull Athlete Lounge during the just-wrapped Hurley Pro Sunset Beach. Our Joe Turpel commented, from the booth, that McConaughey was a “big fan” of the World Surf League, which may have been an overstatement, but the handsome Texan’s love of surf is unquestionable with memorable turns as Steve Addington in Surfer, Dude and Moondog in Beach Bum.
In any case, it appears the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and that the gift of wave sliding has been passed down to the next generation. McConaughey seemed pleased with Levi’s reef kiss, describing it as a “surf souvenir” on Instagram.
Many weighed in on their own experiences with the “bed of the sea” which is a “cheese grater” and so on.
Fine reading.
Alright, alright, alright.
But would you like to share your favorite reef injury? Do you recall when World Surf League Chief of Executives Erik Logan suffered a life-threatening one in Tahiti just last year?
#NeverForget