big waves

I read, yesterday on the train, about The Eddie. The top surfers from around the world had gathered in Hawaii to see if, perhaps, after four years, there *might* be a surfing contest.
I read intently, about the fact that the waves in this competition would be 20 to 50 feet tall, that conditions must be exactly right, that it would be invitation only surfing and that the surf world was waiting and watching and holding its breath.
The competition is actually called The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau and though it could be held yearly, conditions have not been conducive in four years. BUT...
Surf experts and weather officials have forecast a swell — churned by North Pacific storms — that may rival those of 1969, considered a seminal year in surfing the North Shore, where images of surfers flying down towering waves helped bring the sport into the mainstream and into the perennial realm of cool.
I was excited to read about it and thought, last night, of the surfers watching the ocean intently to see if this historic event might actually take place.
Riding in on the train this morning, K tapped on the paper and pointed -
It happened!
You should really click on the photo links - they are astounding!