On April 21, Andy Carreño, 45, of Cedar Bonnet Island walked across the beach as the sun popped up. The water temp was in the mid-40s, the air just slightly warmer. Winds were calm and there was a 2-foot swell breaking on the sandbar with a slight chop from the previous day’s south blow. He paddled out with two friends. His wife and three daughters watched from the beach. When he came in after his waves, he had surfed for the 365th day in a row.

Every single day, without fail, he paddled out and rode three waves – one for each of his daughters.