August 28, 2021 - Jeness Beach, Rye Beach, NH

 After the Cali trip and not surfing there, I was desperate to ride some surf.  The ocean was flat all week, but there was some brief period wind swell forecasted for Saturday, so we went to Jeness.  The weather was partly sunny cloudy and the temp was around 70 so it kept the crowds away.  The water was warmest it gets, but the ocean was ugly with gray wind chop.  It was a good paddling workout on the waves and I actually caught a few good rides, with the last ride being the best right.  You had to make a split decision to take a wave and have a relatively short ride.  It was nice to be at a beach other than the wall and where parking was free and unlimited.  I used the RC board, which was a good choice and my 4/3, which was overkill.  

August 17, 2021 - Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm, Goleta, CA

 I usually like to keep these posts to just surfing, but sometimes I includes times that I used a boogie board or body surfed, as long as there was surf.  This was part of our west coast trip and we had stayed with Lance and Thuy at a really cool Airbnb in Goleta, CA.  There was a beach that you could walk to that was virtually empty of people.  Waves were small shore break and not surfable, but I did find a crappy old waterlogged boogie board to catch a few waves on.  The water was cool and I wore my 2 mil top that I brought.  It was fun, but too bad I didn't get to do any real surfing.