July 19, 2009 - The Wall, Hampton Beach, NH

What a perfect beach day at the wall! Sunny 80 degrees, water 63 degrees, clean knee-waist, wind west at 10 mph turning south, full suit. There were so many people going to the beach today and even at 10 AM when we arrived. We checked out the wall first, but there was no beach for Mel and Evan, then we went to Jeness, but no parking, so back to the wall and lucky to get a meter. The tide was going out so Laura and the kids started with about 15 feet of beach. The waves were about knee to waist high and nice and clean. It was great to be back at the wall. The water was greenish yellow, fairly shallow and clear with no seaweed, much nicer than the cape was. I actually got to surf for about an hour and a half. I got several good rides including rights an lefts with some fun dismounts and a not so fun dismount where the fin hit my head. My best ride was a nice long right. Soo many people surfing, but soo fun!! Many party waves. Had to sneak by people several times. This was a renewal of my passion for surfing. But after ten years of surfing, I think it might be time for a new 4/3 suit.