Nov. 10, 2002 - Second Beach, Middletown, RI

This was supposed to be part of our Newport Rhode Island trip. We planned to do the cliffwalk, some surfing, maybe check out real estate. The glich in the plan started the night before because we stayed out partying until 3:00 AM. We woke up and were pretty tired, but decided to go anyway. The forecast said waist high at Second Beach. We got to Second Beach around noon when the highest winds were there. It was real sloppy surf with a very stiff south wind (20-30 knots). The paddle out was pretty tough with the strong wind coming at you and trying to duck dive the waves. There were a bunnch of people out, some with kayaks. Did I mention that the wind was brutal. Anyways, you couldn't really catch the waves until they had already crumbled, and then you were pretty much riding whitewater in. Most of the waves, I just couldn't stand up on and ended up riding them on my stomach. I guess that was partly due to the night before. Anyways, it pretty much sucked. Then it rained and we couldn't even walk around Newport. At least we made it home in time to see a good Pats game.