photo: Seth Beck
Well Isa and I have returned to the homebase from our big adventure. While there was no actual riding involved, it was a trip that fully represented this 7YW. I loaded up the rig with a bunch of junk and one of my best friends. She cried a bit because we left her blue stuffed puppy behind, but all was forgotten when we rolled into North Conway. A lot has changed in the last seven years, people have settled and taken life a bit more seriously. We stayed with Brent and Ali, Isa declared as we awoke in the morning "Let's go downstairs, Brent will be on the couch and Ali will be working in the kitchen." And she was correct.

We rolled up to 1080 Board Sports and scoped the new shop that Charlie and Rocket have crafted. Very solid stuff, well laid out, with all the fly kit to be had. I scored a fresh Elm fitted that looks like a cross between something one of those massholes who wears "The Black Dog" t-shirts would wear and a gangsta fitted, much my steez. We enjoyed a crazy good meal and old school demolition company at Price and Laura's crib. Talk about change, there was no meat and no complaints, tip top meal Laura.

In the morning we rolled for Aunt Randcy's, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Randy's if you are not into the whole brevity thing. We were greeted with old and new family, gifts and food, discussion and laughter. Isa met both her Aunt Sarah and Aunt Olivia. Sarah fresh off her gig as a surgeon and Olivia from her gig as Tom Brady's personal confidant. Isa certainly has some strong, successful women in her family to shape her future. Isa was very stoked on the Uncle Randy and Aunt Nancy experience and I suspect this will not be the last 7YW adventure to their house.

We ate the turkey, then the pie, then we went for a walk on the beach, then we went home. Good times, thanks to all our hosts. Hopefully the 7YW riding season starts tomorrow. ciao ciao Seth

photo: Randy Billmeier