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!

June ’09 Swells

Frerecks

Yonkowski

LeClerq

Aronsson

McCagg

Treretola

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

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

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

December ’07 California Swell

My buddy sent these pics and I just had to share… [photographer - www.a-cphotography.com]

Brendan Borek

In the 4 summers I spent life guarding 30th Street [surfing beach] in Avon, NJ I was proud to know and to be Brendan’s friend.

October ’07 Surfing in NJ

Treretola attracts a crowd; however, I’m betting everyone bailed out when they saw Big Tom coming down the line

C McCagg high in the pocket, riding one of those super tempting eggs [really] nicely

Mild mannered John Marvosa… looking at a whole lotta’ fun

Sought after Manhattan Architect by [week] day, bottom turns in his free time/ C McCagg!

Builders never miss a swell: Mike Yankowski racing………………

… Tommy T playing hooky

Easter in DelRay Beach FL

Our Easter tradition is to visit my mother in law Carol in DelRay Beach FL. We enjoy it so much, but this year was really special to be with Pam, Mike, Micaela, Parker & Carson too! Pictures always tell the story best

 

Parker’s first surf…I’ll bet it’s not going to be his last Saw his first stingray too, but not the little black tip shark that passed just behind me (just a three- four footer so not too concerned.) 

Sandcastles w’ Carson…………………..thanks Mom, Pam, Mike, Micaela, Parker & Carson for a great Easter ’07!

Trestles

Trestles may be the best surf experience in America based upon it’s unique combination of world class waves, mile journey on foot to get in to the spot and, yet, relatively close proximity to an easily accessible San Diego highway and airport. We enjoy Southern California and many of the nearby areas including San Diego, Del Mar, Laguna Beach, etc., but we come for fall weekdays (…lightens the crowds dramatically) at Trestles.  

 

SoCal Nukes in distant view of Trestles

Tom Treretola deep bottom turn

Chris McCagg hard off the top

John Marvosa picks off a good one

Frek drops

Freks sets up the barrel… actually got in there deep, but clipped at the very end

John Marvosa perfect in the pocket

Tom Treretola sizes one up

John Marvosa finds the rare left

Chris McCagg callin’ it a day at Trestles

Thanks, be back next year!

New Jersey Heroes confront Ernesto!

NJ Late Summer’s day dream

Mikey Yankowski sizes up the top for annihilation!

Tommy ‘Big Daddy’ Treretola draws, smacks and sets his line :-)

Johny Marvosa backside cutty

Barrels in Jersey…

and more…

Wooops, how did that get there (….still there in spirit guys!)

Miss surfing Jersey with the gang….

Thanks Chris, Johnie & Tom for never letting me forget!

DelRay Beach is so pleasant

Miss and I love going to DelRay Beach, Fl to visit. We were down a few weekends back and as usual it’s sooo relaxing………………now if we could just count on some quality waves.