Beach, Break and Brew
An unprofessional guide to surfing, eating, and drinking at the Jersey Shore, written from Point Pleasant. The essays run through Belmar, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Sandy Hook, the Highlands, and Cape May.
Beach, Break and Brew: Lokal Life
My reflection on the ocean's dual nature, encompassing both beauty and fear. And my recent experience of stand-up paddleboarding, admiring dolphins and the serenity of a flat sea,…
Beach, Break and Brew: Two Promises Nearly Kept… Nearly
My reflection on promises made to write daily and to complete three books, but finding the muse and motivation that overcome the struggle of creativity.
Beach, Break and Brew: Simple Musings from the Homestead
I’m writing this one as live as it gets. Maybe even no edits. I’ve been thinking about this post for some time. Thinking about themes and connections. But…
Beach, Break and Brew: The Hook, the Wrap and a Prepondurance of Firsts
As I crafted this post, I knew I wanted to write about my recent personal firsts. These unfolded between two weekends in late October. But I was unsure…
Beach, Break and Brew: The Waves that Got Away
The end of summer ushers in smaller waves in New Jersey. Routines shift, including unpacking wetsuits and revisiting Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea for inspiration. Family…
Vintage Surfboard Adventures and Brew in Bay Head
Everyone knew I was upset when I broke my 1968 Gordon and Smith. My wife and daughters got me a gift card to Gordon’s - our local surf…
Beach, Break and Brew: Bodies and Boards and Cracked Rail
First wave that I saw, I turned to paddle into and “pop”! My entire back seized up and I found myself unable to move. Pure adrenaline. Looking back,…
Beach, Break and Brew: One for the History Books
I'm a sucker for nostalgia. I also love the stories that permeate the background of everything we experience. From restaurants and bars to guitars and surfboards, I search…
Beach, Break and Brew: Reading the Tea Leaves and Swinging Old Lady Brewery Curaçao
For the seasoned surfers, they read these maritime tea leaves like it’s second nature. Matter of fact, Coach Robbie, as he’s known, posts his own forecast. He’s looking…
Triple B(etween) – Another Coconut Brew
Yes, Last Wave has another delicious coconut porter!
Beach, Break and Brew: Been All Around This World… Sort Of
... the best coffee I've had in the past few weeks wasn't in a cafe.
Beach, Break and Brew: The Painfully Inevitable and Joe at Joe’s
I’ve gotten sliced across the forehead by a paddle, slashed in the shoulder by a fin, and of course broke ribs wiping out. Sometimes the injuries are flesh…
Beach, Break and Brew: Coconutty Rooster and Fantastically Connected Events
I normally don’t pen spur-of-the-moment posts. Usually, I jot down ideas. Draft storylines. Edit. Edit more. Then I publish. This one is as impromptu as it gets. I’m…
Beach, Break and Brew: Goose Eggs and Beach Haus
Started writing 17 February 2024 I’m writing this in real-time again from Coffee Surf Co. in Belmar. My younger daughter is at Irish Dance so I’m clicking keys…
Beach, Break and Brew: Flats at Belmar and Coffee Surf Co (originally written last Saturday)
This morning, I go up to the counter at Coffee Surf Co. and let out my typical mumble-jumble – “I’ll have uh, the uh,” – as if I’ve…
Beach, Break and Brew: Karge, Last Wave and that 3/2 Feeling
I’m a sucker for the summertime vibe, a boardshort sporting, flip-flop trotting kind of guy. But as I surf more and more throughout the year, the more I…
Beach, Break and Brew: Bay Head and Divi Tree
A bit on Bay Head, NJ and the delicious Divi Tree
Beach, Break and Brew: An Unprofessional’s Guide to Surfing, Eating and Drinking at the Jersey Shore
So, my new series will appear in Beach Badge, but that is a bi-annual print publication. In between, I will release installments on my own site. Before I…