Editor’s Note: Third in a series that journals our feature writer’s new experience with some of the Jersey Shore’s best choices in summer recreation.

Oh, sure. The forecast calls for only 70-degree weather and chilly 25-mile-an-hour winds on the day I decide to jump on a waverunner in Manahawkin Bay. The previous week on an outdoor garden tour, it was a sweltering 100 degrees. That just figures.