Best PR Trip in 25, Villa Montana In Isabella With Friends

This is all where a few friends & I stayed. While we were too busy surfing days to take action pics, Tuesday 12/14/11 @ Wilderness may have been the day none of us will ever forget. For those who know Wilderness, about halfway between the parking lot and the ruins, 5-6 glass and all to the three of us for 4 hours!

Missing Joan

Gayle [lovely sis'], Jay, Debbie, Joy – several of Taipei’s finest - and JT .. the finest

Fun in Asia

Big night out in Taipei Taiwan

Tina, Joan & Joy

Nic looking pretty happy

Taipei 101 in Taiwan… now the 2nd tallest in the world. Elevator gets you up top in approximately 35 seconds, not a sound, bump or an ear pop either. OK this beginning to look like large envy or whatever… it is what it is. I enjoyed this building, it’s a much more interesting experience than WTC or ESB in NYC ever was.

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Taipei Taiwan [wife educated in Summit NJ]

Exporting some know how to Nic’, young phenom. He scored 1st bucket in his 1st game the next day too. What he could do if I worked with him regularly :-) 

 

And while that’s all fun, what really gets a 6’2 210 motivated to sit for an 18 hour flight? JT, who hasn’t changed a bit since the night we met 15 years ago

Can’t Get Enough Rincon PR

Pics coming… but the day before we left Spring Lake NJ the beach was snow covered.

For me, there was a several year break in the Rincon PR action, but because I have been doing surf- travel with this gang for 20 years I was pretty excited.  I think it’s fair to say, we all still love Rincon PR:

Mike Yonkowski @ JFK en route

Tom Trerotola @ JFK en route

John Marvosa @ JFK en route

Normally, our arrival is early in the AM

Check Spots in Aguadilla on way out to Rincon

Gas Chambers, look closely upper right and you’ll see one of the best barrels in the Caribean

CrashBoats

Too much wind in the hair {Treretola, Marvosa}?

Domes from the house we rented

Ian Lecluerq

Chris McCagg, on a fun shape?

Winter Surfing Spring Lake NJ

Mike Yonkowski

Ian Leclerq

Bill Aronson

Kil’ …keeps an eye on the beach

Late Fall Surf Spring Lake NJ

Ian Leclercq [last 3 pics] has game… and while I [top 2 pics] snuck into a few, I never really made it out the other side

Raceway Park MotorCross Englishtown NJ

Couple of my buddies are competitive MotoCrossers. Some great shots of Mike Yonkowski and Rich Jacobs ripping it up at the races at Raceway Park n Englishtown NJ:

 

The Hamptons haven’t really changed

My buddy Scott had me out to East Hampton for a beach party saturday/ saturday night with his wife Heather and friends. 

In my view, it’s about as great a place as you’ll ever go. Nope, the Hamptons haven’t really changed.  Seeing Ralph Lauren drive by in a vintage Porsche is the hype [...and we did], but the the place remains as casual, authentic, ‘country meets beach’ and beautiful as ever. It really didn’t seem much different than summertime with my family back when I was growing up.

Back Home Surfing in NJ

Back Home in NJ: about two weeks into my return and still unsettled, but almost there setting up rooms/ offices up North and then also in Manasquan too. There’s nothing more fun than a weekend of beach, sun and surf in Manasquan & Spring Lake NJ. Bertha served it up nicely

C McCagg bottom turn and off down the line [fishing boat background] 

Frek down the line [McCagg dives on right]

 Frek floats section

Again

Bertha attracts a crowd

Who wouldn’t want to be in NJ… Home

Last Day in Vail ’08

Rough winter in Vail if you like sunny days, but the last day was epic!

Angelo & Frek on the deck

Up the hill… look at that sky

… and walla… party!

we made it home safely too

Bad luck in Dominican Republic

… but still great friends, a fun adventure and I’d go back for sure

Alwyays great getting the gang together… over twenty years of surf travel with this crew. Unfortunately we missed it…

John marv scoots down the line……

chris mccagg nice top turn

frek settling for a longboard and trying to walk to the tip

chris, andy and john … lots of potential here

Marv, Andy, Frek in town/ Sidelined with back pain [middle]: give Trerotola his ‘photo team play’ props’!

 

dominican home

Eli Manning seen training in the Rocky Mountains

Eli sees the mountain top

Eli braves the mountain top

Eli conquers the mountain top

Giants victory!

Wolf Creek CO Weekend!

Frek, Jen, Forte & CDolan check into southern Colorado’s famed Riverbend Resort… Chevy Chase’s choice in the movie Vacation

Dolan, Frek & Forte hike Wolf Creek’s Alberta Peek

Dolan                                                   Frek

Dolan, Forte atop Alberta Peek        The gang heading home….

Forte present in Green Bay for New York Giants NFC Championship victory!

Go Giants!

Epic snowfall in Vail ’08

Always good to have friends in town… Pete Murray has better timing than most

Kilmur always enjoys snowfall in Vail