Beach Report

Great weekend at the beach.
We got there about 3:00 Saturday, checked into the hotel and headed to the beach. Waves were a bit small, so the boogie boarding was a bit weak.

The beach was absolutely packed on Saturday. I have never seen that many folks there. We didn't ride too far on the beach and found a spot but they were relatively few and far between. I am sure that the whole beach was like that.

Sunday we got there pretty early got a spot and the beach did not get nearly as crowded as the previous day. We set up the shade canopy, great idea, have to remember to bring that when we come back. The waves were a bit better, quite a bit actually and we were able to catch some rides pretty consistently on the boards, even Darlene got in on the action.

SPF aside, several hours on the beach, sweating, water, its easy to get sunburnt. Corey got quite a bit of sun, mostly on his face. My shoulders and neck got burned, and pretty much every exposed bit on Darlene got burnt.

For a special treat we rented a couple of jet-skis for an hour and went out into the bay. It was a lot of fun. Those things can move pretty good. Corey came with me and Marc and Ryan went with Darlene. Both Corey and Ryan took turns. Apparently Marc wasn't all that thrilled with the experience. We both had a bit of seaweed get pulled into the suction so had to take care of that.

Our jetski was registering in km's, we pretty consistently rode in the low 40's. The water was a bit choppy but not too bad at all. I got up into the 60s a few times but not for long periods as Corey wasn't too comfortable at those speeds, but he kept it at 40+ pretty much for his rides.

Long ride home Monday but pleasant. This week there is a tropical storm in the gulf. May even turn into a cat 1 hurricane. The swells were about 2 feet when we were there, scheduled to increase through the week but with the storm are now forecast at over 10.5 feet. One of these trips we'll get some really good swells, maybe 3-5 feet!