August 24, 2014 - Jeness Beach, Rye Beach, NH

Seventh time surfing this year!  We had a family beach day as summer feels like its drawing to an end.  Beach was packed by 11:00 AM and we had to pay $15 to park.  It was high tide, so only choice was Jeness.  It was nice to see so many kids learning how to surf, but there were a lot of kids.  Water was warm and the wind was very low.  Waves were about knee to thigh high and really fun and easy to catch.  I probably caught twice as many waves on my long board as I would have on my mid size.  I caught a fair amount of lefts and even managed to carve out a couple.  The big moment of the day was when Melissa wanted to surf, so I got her on the board and pushed her on a few small waves.  She stood up every time and had a blast.  Evan wanted to go too, but he needs to be a better swimmer first.  I went out for a second session at lower tide and waves had dropped with lots of red seaweed.  That's when I routinely jumped off the board and landed on the edge of a rock with my right foot.  I cut the edge of it, but also bruised it.  Still contemplating whether to get an x-ray.  Hope I can get out 1 or 2 more times this year.

 

July 29, 2014 - Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA

This was fun.  Nice weather and waves on the beautiful outer Cape during our stay in Falmouth.  We chose Marconi because the first 2 national seashore beaches were full according to signs on Route 6, and we had free parking. The beach was packed and the waves were about waist with some chest high.  It's tough just getting into and out of the shore pound on some of the Cape Beaches.  Waves on the outer cape can change quickly with the wind and tides.  I had my WRV, but I really needed my long board like all the old timers that were out.  Surfed for about 1.5 hours+ and caught a few fun ones, but they tend to fizzle out.  There was a lot of waiting for sets and it got a little bumpy.  A majestic place to surf once the crowds thin out.  Kids didn't even go in the water.  When I got out of the water, I was being photographed by someone.  I gave him my email address and he actually remembered it and sent me some good photos, the first one being his.