Jake's first BYOB party

Yesterday Jake turned 14-years-old! He's been getting into surfing over the past couple years, and this year for his birthday he chose to have a surf party. So he invited some of his surfing pals, and Saturday we headed down to Refugio Beach for a barbecue/surfing/kayaking birthday party -- which Jake very delightedly referred to as his first BYOB party (BYOB = Bring Your Own Board).

The day started out somewhat cool and overcast with the coast covered in mist, but by mid afternoon the mist burned off and the rest of the day was nice, hot, and sunny. The surf wasn't too great at the beginning of the day either...

...but it did pick up a little bit...

...and every once in a while there was a ridable wave.

Although the surf might not have been ideal, Jake and his friends had a great time regardless.
(In picture, from left to right: Augusto, Jake, Ben, Josh, and Joe)

Our friends, the Dabos', brought their kayaks. The boys (including Eric and Gustavo, the dads in attendance) took turns in pairs kayaking out to the buoy and were able to check out the kelp forest out there. They all reported back that it was awesome - the waters were crystal clear out there and they could see schools of fish swimming around. It was definitely a nice treat for Jake because he had never been kayaking before, and he seemed to really enjoy it. I think its safe to say he had a great 14th birthday!