Surf Check: Post Melissa Cape Cod

We hit the Outer Cape to check the surf on Sunday. 

Subtropical Storm Melissa had been stirring up waves since Wednesday, and the waves were still rolling in on Sunday afternoon.

Melissa is moving away from us, but the surf was the last thing to go. We're at Nauset Light Beach for these shots.

I generally don't shoot pics of random kids, but this one floored the Cuteometer.

Always helps to have actual surfers in the Surf Check articles.

Bigger storms move bigger pieces of driftwood.

My favorite surf is when the storm is far enough away that we get sunny weather, but close enough to send in Slow Rollers.

This is Day 5 of Melissa surf, although we were getting waves from her before she was named.

There's a pretty good crowd for a Saturdayyyy... Oh wait, we took these pics on Sunday. The manager did not give us a smile, which is fair because he knows it's Melissa that they're coming to see.

I think there's a surfer in there somewhere.

Babyfish

A very determined tree

Castles made of sand wash into the sea, eventually.

Pensive surfer, finally gets a bit of a ride, below...

I hung around in case the gull made a stronger claim on this guy's lunch, but he stayed polite.

A very enjoyable day of Surf Check.

Our hosts for the day were Nauset Light...

...and Highland Light.

The surf was notably weaker in Truro.

We still took a shot or two.