Thanksgiving in Florida

Just spent Thanksgiving break in Melbourne Beach. Gianni worked hard helping Granny with setup, cleanup and Christmas preparations. I caught up on work, relaxed and did some great surfing. Saturday was incredible. The really good guys were getting full barrels, disappearing and coming out. It was well overhead. We spent one evening out on one of the islands. It was so nice. The weather was cool, dry and clear, kind of like September in New England. We also enjoyed a great afternoon racing on Sleighride over at Melbourne Yacht Club.

First Winter Weekend at Stowe

We went up to Stowe this weekend for our first winter trip of the year. Gianni trained both days with MMSC. We saw Sir Spamalot with the Wassers. Ben was really funny. While Gianni skied on Sunday, I climbed Mt. Mansfield. I summited just after 10am and was the only one up at the top. There was an inversion in the valley. Gianni was somewhere on those trails in the above picture. It was a great weekend and so nice to catch up with the Wassers! More photos here...

Annual Cardigan Weekend

We enjoyed our annual AMC Family Group weekend at Cardigan. We hiked the long route this year via the Back 80. The summits of Firescrew and Cardigan were snowing, windy and clear. It was a perfect fall hike!

Full photo album here...

Annual Birthday Weekend

Gianni and I did our annual "birthday" weekend activities. Yesterday I took 15 boys on the annual Halloween nigh bike ride down at Bluff Point. This year we broke into 2 groups, with one group going on a more challenging single track loop. I fed the boys homemade pasta until 11pm, as they came in and out of manhunt. Today, I took a group of 6 up to Lantern Hill for some rock climbing. T'was a really nice day! Exhausted.

Last Fishing Trip of the Year

Annual Seacoast Century

Dad, Gianni and I did the Seacoast Century today. With all the soccer, we didn't train much, so we only did 50 miles this year. IT was a perfect day!!!

Nice Longboard Session

Today was my best day of the year surfing. This picture makes it look small, but we had perfect longboard waves, with rides over 100 yards. Really fun!