Photo by Shaun Barrows.

Then you better get ready for some challenges, like having sea foam and sewage blown all over you. Or, as the New York Times’ Brian Stelter notes, never having time to pee and having to use prophylactics to keep your gear in proper working condition.

In between live shots he wiped the rain off his face with a white towel and studied the radar on his laptop. But he spent more time outside than in.

At noon, when Mr. Seidel asked for a bathroom break, his producer, Melody Taylor, joked, “Is that allowed, really?”

She added, “The last time I asked for 10 minutes for you, they were calling me in three.”

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There are tricks to the trade: Mr. Seidel donned safety glasses on the beach to help keep sand out of his eyes, and positioned himself almost as low as a football linebacker to stop from being blown over. The audio engineer wrapped his battery pack in a condom to keep it dry.

Hey, no one ever claimed journalism was a glorious profession.