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Ernesto came and went and I friggin missed all of it. 
Saturday the water looked like a living hell.  Huge w
aves coming in all over like a frenzy.  Very chaotic.< >BR
But apparently Sunday was the day of all days over h
ere.  And I missed it!

The Bodyboarding pro ser
ies was held here on the 3rd and the conditions could not h
ave been better.

Check out this site for sweet bodyb
oarding pics of the pros in NJ.

Very cool.

http://www.localswell.co
m/

Man, I was so happy that June and July kicked major arse.&n
bsp; August has been so freaking flat over here.

Whe
n there is a bump in the water, it's small and weak and the
re are tons of surfers on it.  It's a desparate situat
ion.

I can't wait for September.  Hopefully a f
ew Atlantic storms will kick up some surf over here.

And it will be nice once school starts.  Less people
in the water.  I am going to try to hit waves tomorrow
.  Small front coming thorugh that hopefully will give
me at least a knee high set in the morning.

I hope.
.............

Waves have been pretty damn good so far this Summer. 
A few really good days and the rest of the time, the waves
were fun.

No flat spells yet but I am sure they will
come.  Plan on hitting the surf tomorrow AM and Frida
y AM.  Water is nice and warm.  Around 63-65 I wo
uld guess.

Watched Open Water the other night and it
freaked me out.  Gives me something to think about wh
ile I am floating in the ocean all alone at 7 in the mornin
g.

Well, that is all.  Found some "secret" surf
spots yesterday that gives me a solid Plan B, should I hav
e to work out of our main office.

Peace.

Man this morning was a great session!!!  I missed o
ut yesterday with some TS Alberto action but I got the left
overs this morning.  And they were some tasty leftover
s.

About chest high on the biggest sets but they pee
led so excellent.  Just a beautiful morning.  Wat
er is in the low to mid 60s, sun is out, no clouds, glassy
surf.  It was amazing.

I wish I got in on the a
ction yesterday but it was a small window and nobody was ex
pecting any swell to come in.

Man I love this sport!
!!!

Got back in the water this week.  Wednesday sucked but
it was good to get back in the ocean and float around on m
y new board.

Today was better.  Overall a 4 out
of 10 but I had some fun rides.  Nothing epic but fun
.  Knee to thigh high.

Water is in the upper 50
s and it is just me in my 2/1 spring suit.  But I have
no problem with that.

Put on 15 pounds over the win
ter and I am planning on dropping them before the end of Ju
ne.

Well, less than 2 weeks before Spring arrives!  Sweet.
  With a warmer than normal Winter, hopefully it won't
be too long before I put on my suit and hit the ocean.&nbs
p; Still, March and April can be snow storm hell.  We
shall see.  I have 2 months to drop the 15 pounds I pu
t on over the Winter.  One good thing is that there is
a major flat spell here so I don't feel too jealous of the
guys with the dry suits.

Well, it has been a while since I've posted here.  Or
visited, for that matter.  Haven't been in the ocean s
ince late October.  Not a fan of 40 degree water no ma
tter how much better the waves are during the Winter here i
n New Jersey.

Bought a new board after Christmas.&nb
sp; I have a Custom X Bull sitting in my basement making me
drool every time I am down there to work out or do laundry
.  Extremely anxious to use it since I haven't had a n
ew board since I bought my Morey Mach 8-TX back in the earl
y 90s.

But I still won't give up my O'Neil springsui
t.  Unless it gives up on me.  Can't believe I st
ill fit into it!

I am going to be hitting the beach tomorrow morning
before work.  Heading to Sea Girt, NJ.  Wake up
at 6 AM.  It will be cool outside and dark.  I wi
ll debate over going back to bed for another 45 mins. or he
ad out the door.  I will get to the beach around 6:45
AM and look at a flat ocean.  Maybe there will be some
waves where it will be worth getting up so early.  If
so, I will get in and catch some knee high waves.  Ho
pefully there will be bigger sets but nothing is brewing in
the Atlantic right now.  I will sit in the water all
alone and wait for a wave.  All the while thinking of
jelly fish, sharks and work.  Or there will be some su
rf and I will have to share with a long boarder or other su
rfers.  And it will be worth it.  Still wondering
when the beach showers will be turned off.