“It’s better in September”… Local Summer … The second season. Oh, how we love to glorify this time of year. Year-rounders, part-time residents, and especially surfers. All year we talk about how great it is. And by the time it gets here, it’s so over-hyped. Enough already.
We go on and on about no traffic, hurricane swells, finally getting a day off and a spot on the beach without a family from Staten Island putting their cooler full of High Noons3 inches from our towel.
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