Everyone knows that spending a winter on LBI has its hard times. The wind coming off the water makes a 30-degree day feel like 10. All the summertime parties and BBQ’s are still six months away. And this winter in particular, it’s a minimum 13-mile round trip from anywhere on the Island if you need a fresh vegetable.

But then you get a day like Saturday, Feb 9. You scrape the snow and ice off the car. You go through the pain of putting on that thick wetsuit.