While the weather brought cancellations for all but one outdoor sport on Anna Maria Island, the high waves in the Gulf of Mexico brought on by Hurricane Isaias Oct. 9-11 were dotted with surfers, some who came from miles away to catch the waves.
Hurricane Isaias was about 300 miles west of Anna Maria Island when it passed in the Gulf.
It doesn’t happen often, but the action on the shallow, long beaches is top notch.