Mellow long boarders

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  1. Jan 4, 2015 #1
    juliaep

    juliaep Well-Known Member

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    Here's why it's ok that I'm not that good a surfer. My Christmas present was a surf trip to Santa Cruz, CA. The waves were small, knee to waist high, so, I decided to surf steamer's lane since I'm not good enough to surf there when it's going off. I ended up catching some fun little waves. Since the waves were so small there weren't many people in the line up and the butthole/local/double overhead barrel DBs were NOT there!! Only the mellow long boarders, some beginners, and me. SCORE! Happy New Year!
     
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  3. Jan 4, 2015 #2
    rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like a fun trip. Glad you scored.
     
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  5. Jan 4, 2015 #3
    FUN

    FUN Well-Known Member

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    congrats. how much meth did you smoke over there?
     
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  6. Jan 4, 2015 #4
    seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

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    Steamer's
     
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  7. Jan 4, 2015 #5
    bonefin

    bonefin Active Member

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    Such a nice wave. Driving down hwy 1 the number of open beautiful beach breaks is impressive. But its clear why SC is so desirable.
     
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  8. Jan 4, 2015 #6
    yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

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    What are you, Ukrainian?
     
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  9. Jan 4, 2015 #7
    bonefin

    bonefin Active Member

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    yankee doodles hat.jpg
     
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  10. Jan 4, 2015 #8
    yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

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    In your dreams, trollisimo, in your fake green card totin' dreams.
     
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  11. Jan 4, 2015 #9
    daeggman

    daeggman Well-Known Member

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    sounds dope
     
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  12. Jan 5, 2015 #10
    White Castle drop knee

    White Castle drop knee Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like a good trip .
     
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  13. Jan 5, 2015 #11
    metard

    metard Well-Known Member

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    nice

    post pics if you took any
     
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  14. Jan 5, 2015 #12
    Betty

    Betty Well-Known Member

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    What a great Christmas present :) and a good strategy too.
     
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  15. Jan 5, 2015 #13
    CJsurf

    CJsurf Well-Known Member

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    I did a trip to California in November with my son. By California standards the surf was small. Pretty much waist to shoulder high every day for a week with a few head high waves thrown in. Surfed some of the premier spots with very few people around. Even had really fun Upper Trestles entirely to ourselves for about 45 minutes one afternoon. Waist to Chest High, low tide Upper Trestles is better than anything we have in New Jersey. What a blast. Best surf trip ever. I'd bet if the surf had been 1 foot bigger each day every session would have been a mob scene and we would have hated it.
     
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  16. Jan 5, 2015 #14
    Special Whale Glue

    Special Whale Glue Well-Known Member

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    Oct 8, 2011
    The Lane.

    There was bigger surf to be had 30 min. to the North and South.

    Did the Sea Lions give you the creepy swim below, pop up next to you, barking welcome?

    SC is a great home base for a surf trip out there, because there is quite a few options within a 30 min drive.

    Glad you had fun in skunky town.
     
    Special Whale Glue, Jan 5, 2015
    Special Whale Glue, Jan 5, 2015
  17. Jan 5, 2015 #15
    juliaep

    juliaep Well-Known Member

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    Aug 18, 2011
    Yes, the sea otter was there to greet us! I should've gone up the coast a bit since the waves were small. My brother lives there and said that next time he'll ask some surfer friends of his to show me the spots and surf with me since some of the spots are tricky with lots of rocks.
     
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  18. Jan 5, 2015 #16
    White Castle drop knee

    White Castle drop knee Well-Known Member

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    yankee needs a spanking by my dominatrix girl
     
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  19. Jan 5, 2015 #17
    kidrock

    kidrock Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like somebody surfed Cowell's.
     
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  20. Jan 5, 2015 #18
    Special Whale Glue

    Special Whale Glue Well-Known Member

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    East Side SC Sea Otter (and surfer):
    [​IMG]
    West Side SC Sea Lion:
    [​IMG]
     
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  21. Jan 5, 2015 #19
    seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

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    Are the lions down with AAA too?
     
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  22. Jan 5, 2015 #20
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    +1 Most likely, but who knows, maybe the Lane really was that small? It happens. I was there back in March and it was anything but small though. But yeah, Cowell's is right there and easily mistaken for someone who doesn't know the difference i'm sure. I personally enjoyed surfing The Hook. It wasn't too crowded and I got to hang out with the sea lions, real chill those dudes. Next time i'm bringing them a happy meal for being so welcoming.
     
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