It looks like summer is starting to shape up. I recently purchased airline tickets and a new surfboard. I will be pairing the two for a vacation at my usual spot in Guanacaste, Costa Rica in late July. I'm ready to enjoy the energy coming out of the southern hemisphere and get into some punchier surf. I know my trip is still a few weeks away, but prospects look good. I think the timing of one swell from the next is all I'll really need to worry about. In between now and then,

After an eventful January with winter storm Grayson, it's been a great start to my February staycation. I elected to stay put this one-week break from school to enjoy being across the street from the beach. I have been rewarded with some fun east swell the past couple of mornings. The bonus was that I had it all to myself. Not a single other surfer. It was definitely cold on Sunday and it snowed early that morning. But all the snow melted quickly as temperatures rose and the