Video and words by Mike Babbitt

Photos by Jonathan Becker

Seven days in Florida with Sals Skate Supply. Featuring Elijah Akerley, Matt Martin, Mark Shirley, Bubba Manville, Devinn Goodine, Cooper Flynn, Peter Miller, James Engle, and Sean Randall.

Winters up here are way too damn cold, so every year we round up the boys and head south for a skate trip — part vacation, part mission.

This time around, we kicked things off with three days in Orlando, stacking clips and figuring out how to function in the heat again.

From there, we made a quick stop in Tampa, hit a few spots, and then decided to detour over to Anna Maria Island. Jumping in the ocean felt necessary — a chance to reset before heading into chaos.

We ended the trip with three days in Miami, right in the middle of spring break madness. Skating every day, sweating through our shirts, and trying to make the most of every minute.

Trying to pull together a full trip video in just seven days is never easy, especially with a crew of Mainers who hadn’t seen sunlight in months.

Luckily, skateboarding looked out for us. We linked up with the homies Becks (holding it down with photos along the way), Danny Fuenzalida and Jace Detomasso in Miami, who showed love and helped us out. And shoutout Dakota Berube for showing us around Orlando!