Sam Ballam/Sam Ballam, a veteran surfer from Ocean City and Bryn Mawr, Pa., at S Turns, his favorite surf break on Maui, during his most recent trip to Hawaii.

OCEAN CITY – Sam Ballam is counting the degrees until he can surf again.

With ocean temperatures in the low 40s in early April, Ballam is about 5 degrees – or 20 days – away from pulling on one of his two full-length, colder-weather wetsuits and hitting the break in front of his Gardens Plaza condo at Third Street.

Lacey Gray / Crew members photograph some Galapagos penguins relaxing along the craggy coast of black volcanic rock.

Shopping and lunch out, or maybe a day at the spa, describes a typical mother-daughter outing. But mother Lee Ann Gray-Perle and daughter Lacey Gray are not typical.

The two women recently returned from their latest world travel, a weeklong cruise to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavour.

Travels With The Current

Diane Ciccone and Sandor Erdelyi of Galloway spent two weeks vacationing in Erdelyi’s home country of Hungary, with him staying an extra week to visit his parents. Here, they stand in front of the Danube River in Budapest. His parents got to check out The Current when they visited the United States in 2010.

Sam Ballam, a veteran Ocean City surfer with a Gardens Plaza condo overlooking the break at Third Street, recently enjoyed his annual winter trip to Maui where he surfed daily at S-Turns, as well as pursued his passion for surf photography at world famous Honolua Bay.

Sam Ballam, a veteran Ocean City surfer with a Gardens Plaza condo overlooking the break at Third Street, recently enjoyed his annual winter trip to Maui where he surfed daily at S-Turns, as well as pursued his passion for surf photography at world famous Honolua Bay.

Jack and Bonnie Sweeder traveled with The Gazette on a two-week vacation to New Zealand and Australia. They are shown here in front of the famous Sydney Opera House.

Jack and Bonnie Sweeder traveled with The Gazette on a two-week vacation to New Zealand and Australia. They are shown here in front of the famous Sydney Opera House.

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Sandy Swagler, Candy VanArtsdalen and Roger Swagler, all of Dennisville, traveled with The Gazette to the Pontiac Grill in Terra Alta, WV. Roger is the owner of the restaurant, which is housed in a century-old former farmhouse in the Alleghany Mountains.

Frank and Andrea Newdeck, Jim and Ellen Hagen, and Ed and Anne McKenna, all of Ocean City, traveled with The Gazette to Aruba in January.

Frank and Andrea Newdeck, Jim and Ellen Hagen, and Ed and Anne McKenna, all of Ocean City, traveled with The Gazette to Aruba in January.

Pamela and Donald Lankford of Lankford Cruises sailed on Celebrity's new ship Reflection with The Gazette.

Pamela and Donald Lankford of Lankford Cruises sailed on Celebrity's new ship Reflection with The Gazette.

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Rich Stewart and Jeff and Wendy Riddell, all of Galloway, join Rich Stewart Jr., currently of Waianae, Oahu, for a visit to Iao Valley State Park in Maui, Hawaii. 

The Gazette and Eagles fans (from left) Bill Wilent, Keith Hartzell, Bob Wilent, Kenny Brown, Scott Ping, Keith Simonds, and Mackenzie, Cassie, Bill and Jackie Friend, traveled to Tampa Bay, Fla.

The Gazette and Eagles fans (from left) Bill Wilent, Keith Hartzell, Bob Wilent, Kenny Brown, Scott Ping, Keith Simonds, and Mackenzie, Cassie, Bill and Jackie Friend, traveled to Tampa Bay, Fla.

Joe Coulter of Princeton, Harriett Reardon Bailey of Ocean View and Linda Rothermel of Ocean City traveled with The Gazette on a Christmas Market cruise aboard the AmaWaterways ship AmaLyra. They joined 34 members of the “Joy of Music” group as they sailed the Danube River. Organist Diane Bish and soloist Sing Sook Lee are pictured with them.

Joe Coulter of Princeton, Harriett Reardon Bailey of Ocean View and Linda Rothermel of Ocean City traveled with The Gazette on a Christmas Market cruise aboard the AmaWaterways ship AmaLyra. They joined 34 members of the “Joy of Music” group as they sailed the Danube River. Organist Diane Bish and soloist Sing Sook Lee are pictured with them.

The Gazette went along for a girls weekend in Fort Myers with Kelly Baker of Rio Grande, Mary Ferenz of Seaville, Santa Claus of the North Pole, Cindy Washart of Seaville, and Terese Thompson of Green Creek.

The Gazette went along for a girls weekend in Fort Myers with Kelly Baker of Rio Grande, Mary Ferenz of Seaville, Santa Claus of the North Pole, Cindy Washart of Seaville, and Terese Thompson of Green Creek.