August 27, 2022 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

 Trying to get a last, or second to last surf in with Mel.  I really wanted her to get a wave or 2 and these were small and pretty easy to catch, with short rides, of course.  We parked at 8th street and surfed there.  The water was so warm and the surf was clean at 9:00 AM, but we should have got there an hr earlier, because it turned messy about 45 minutes into our session.  I managed to catch a bunch of rides though. Used my McT and Mel the RC.  Mel had a few wipeouts and really only one were she almost got up.  She needs to really work on paddling strength and popping up real quick, both strength things.  It was a nice session with Mel.  I just hope she finds it fun enough to keep doing it.  She will need a friend her age to surf with at some point.  

August 11, 2022 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

This was the Surfing with Smiles event #2 of the summer that Mel and I volunteered at.  We brought our boards, the RC and WRV, because those were the only boards we could fit in the Prius, and surfed before the event.  The waves were so small and crappy so I spent my time teaching Mel.  She was able to get a few where she stood up at the end.  We shared the RC and I surfed for about 10 minutes and barley caught a couple in the messy surf.   The water was warm though.  Such a great event to volunteer at.