The Island seems quiet. Not as quiet as it will be next week, but this weekend was pretty tame compared to the previous 10. On Sunday morning, at prime pickleballing hours, there was an empty court. And at prime beaching hours, there were parking spots open on the beach block!
The most hardcore of surfers to the casual beachgoer all know that the summer of 2024 was a tough one. July and even half of August were marked by regional heat, humidity, fog, an ever-present threat of thunderstorms, hard…
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