Kelly Slater, during a break, Friday in Lemoore, at the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro tournament, speaks about the upcoming Olympics in Japan. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
By ELLIOTT ALMOND | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group
LEMOORE — An overheated day in the Central Valley found the greatest surfer in history walking barefoot around a sprawling facility that manufactures a perfectly sculpted wave.
Kelly Slater, 49, was in his element at the Jeep Surf Ranch Pro, the last competition before the Summer Games in Japan.