Late Summer Surf

Late Summer Surf

December 27, 2018

Happy Holidays!  It's the week of Christmas, and I feel like I'm still catching up from a busy season of late summer surf and fall travel.  Right before I left for Ireland there were back to back swells that just seemed too perfect to pass up.  It was mostly knee high or die, and I was out there swimming at golden hour with friends for two of my favorite sessions of the whole season!  Plus a day of 75° and sunny in late September left us all thinking back to last year's incredible Indian Summer.

First up was a spur of the moment mid-September session in Narragansett.  I got the call with only a couple hours of daylight left, but within minutes I was in the car and heading down to a more private break.  We found it next to empty, and happily ran into three other friends already enjoying the little golden waves Neptune had sent our way!  The next day I was on a plane to Sheboygan for Para Sailing Worlds.

Just days after I returned from the midwest, there was that beautiful day of nothing but warmth, sun, and next to no wind.  I took the drone down to the beach, shedding my jackets in the car on the drive down, and found myself getting some sun in nothing but a bathing suit while I droned the nearby action.  Just days prior it had been near 40°, so it was hard to believe I was laying out enjoying a perfect beach day in late September. 

A couple days after that, I got another late afternoon call for a quiet little log session with friends.  I actually climbed on a board for the first time in over a year and made a pitiful attempt at catching waves!  I quickly realized why I found shooting surf so much more enjoyable that actually surfing hahahah!  Two days later I was on a plane to Ireland.

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Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

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Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island

Cate Brown Ocean Surf Photography Outdoor Lifestyle Rhode Island



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