footwear is VERY important

So I got up before work this morning excited to try a new launch near my house that faces south and is fairly protected. However, it's big rocks, barnacles, slippery stuff, etc. You get the picture. I was very proud of myself for remembering everything for the first time ever. I got down to the spot at low tide and D'oh, forgot shoes or any kind of footwear. I was feeling pretty macho and decided who needs shoes? What a dumbass! I got everything over all the rocks just fine, launced without incident, and had a great time fishing. When I was coming in, there was a bit of shorebreak but nothing too gnarly, you just had to try and time it right between sets. I did a decent job of that but had to rush at the beach before a small set came behind me. Somewhere in the melee of hopping off and trying to position the kayak for a little shore slapper on the rocks, I felt a slice on my foot. It didn't seem too bad until I dragged the kayak out completely, looked down, and saw a pool of blood on the rocks.  I took a look at the bottom of my foot and when I pulled the cut apart, I could see muscle, some fatty stuff, etc. and knew this was deep and bad. I grabbed what I could from my kayak, hobbled up the stairs of the cliff to the road, and luckily found 3 strapping 25 yr old dudes getting ready for a surf. I asked them for help and they carried my stuff up to the car and helped me the kayak on the roof. I raced home and my wife took me to the emergency room.  When the doctor was cleaning it out, he mentioned that you could see the tendon to a nurse and my wife went to take a look. Yikes! Now that it's all said and done, I'm laid out on the couch with my sweet wife taking care of me, feeding me Tylenol, and cooking me dinner  and my foot looks like this:

Gah!  Oh man, that sucks bro.  Hope you have a fast recovery. 

It's good to hear everything worked out. Too bad about your foot, but it could have turned out worse.

Be well SlayRide!

I am a SoCal native, had the same thing happen while staying at a friends house near Tourmaline (sp?). Surfed for a couple hours and had to walk about 3/4 mile back to house with half a toe. Went to a concert that night but no amount a beer made the pain go away.... maybe I didn't apply myself.

Cheers to a good wife and quick healing.

Ahh that's nothin'. Just walk it off.       

Get better soon. There's nothing like a good woman to take your mind off your troubles.

It's good to hear everything worked out. Too bad about your foot, but it could have turned out worse.

Be well SlayRide!

Yes, it could have been much, much worse. I consider it a warning to have shoes with me for those types of places - ALWAYS!

I am a SoCal native, had the same thing happen while staying at a friends house near Tourmaline (sp?). Surfed for a couple hours and had to walk about 3/4 mile back to house with half a toe. Went to a concert that night but no amount a beer made the pain go away.... maybe I didn't apply myself.

Cheers to a good wife and quick healing.

That's exactly where it happened! Right at the north end where La Jolla starts. So I'm not the only one, that makes me feel a little better. By the way, you're correct on the spelling of the beach but off on spelling the town you live in.

Ouch!  Hope you recover quickly so you can get back OTW.

That's a doozie!  But isn't saltwater good for the cut?

See you out there.

Any idea what opened up like that? Glass,barnacle?

That's exactly where it happened! Right at the north end where La Jolla starts. So I'm not the only one, that makes me feel a little better. By the way, you're correct on the spelling of the beach but off on spelling the town you live in.
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good eye. most of my posts occur after a few cold ones. North end was the same spot for me, low tide killed the Karl Denson show for me many years ago.

Any idea what opened up like that? Glass,barnacle?

No idea but probably just a sharper rock or a barnacle/sharp rock combo. One or two more days of crutches and then another week and a half before the stitches come out. Then I have to wait a few more days or a week before I can go in the ocean again. Until then, I'll live vicariously through reading reports and looking at everyone's photos.

  Awww, just a flesh wound (ok maybe it touched the bone!). 

yeah..booties are always good, if you know you will be landing in a rocky beach.

Seem so many surfer in Santa Cruz with bloody feet after surfing.