A Great Day for Surfing

I was on my way down to First Beach just to do a beachcombing stroll and maybe stop in Save the Bay's information center/museum under the carousel on the boardwalk (since they re-opened for their Winter season today). But when I got down to Memorial Blvd. I was presented with this sight:



Nope, with surf like that there was no way I was going to stroll the beach. When it's looking like that and it's Saturday to boot, the only place to be in Newport is Ochre Point. So I headed up the hill to the Cliff Walk and made a beeline for Newport's version of Surf City!

Today was gorgeous, as you can probably tell from the pictures. Bright sunshine, warm temps (it got almost up to 50º today), bit of a breeze. The photos look a lot colder than it really was, at least on land. The water's a bit chilly, hence the wet suits. But it wasn't as cold as the wind blowing the spray off the crests of the waves makes it look. Heck, I darn near got a sunburn sitting on the wall and shooting the surfing action! Anyhow, here's the gang doing what sunny Saturdays on the seacoast were made for.



























Yup, there's more than just exotic ducks to Winter in Newport!