East Coast Exploration

theres plenty of little islands up north near n.hampshire and rhode island.id start there

 

Wouldn't it be cool to take a year and explore the whole friggin coast? I'll bet it would be a great adventure. If anyone reads this I am currently accepting donations to fund this trip for myself. I need help setting up a paypal account also.

 

In my opinion anywhere you haven't been is exploring for you. If you're from the south head north or vice versa. You'll get to visit/surf waves that are new to you.

 

agreed, get behind the wheel and go for a drive. youll be amazed at what you find

 

Jimmy Buffett (the singer) did something like this, if memory serves. Had himself a custom sleep-in surfing rig built & drove/surfed the east coast a few years back. I think it was also one of those bio-fuel rigs, too. Pretty neat stuff overall.

 

Yep. you guys are spot on. The best way is just to go

 

I was thinking of doing something like this. I'm from NY so I was thinking of just heading south, stopping in every state on the way down and doing some exploring, then heading back up north doing the same thing. It would be a long trip though don't you think? I mean unless you were following a cane swell up the coast back home there would most likely be alot of flat days. One of these days, one of these days

 

it would be awesome to do a road trip and explore the whole coast.id say for the eastcoast December/jan is the best bet.personally id rather do the whole westcoast road trip ,start from Oregon and go down to mexico.theres a lot of spots there that break regardless of swell.on the eastcoast,u want a bunch of storms on your trip,which would probly suck lol,because u might get snowed in but that's the only way ur going to score.id like to treck up to ruggles one day,its like the eastcoast mavericks,but doesn't get that big,but could still dish out some 20 ft sets.going up and down the eastcoast during winter,u could probly snag some of the best barrels of ur life.i had a spot in nj right after sandy,it broke better than kirra,in Australia.u just want to avoid the beach replenished spots,thats why I say go up north because the mid atlantic already been buried

 

Trailer a skiff or a jet ski so you can explore hidden water accessible only set ups and outside mysto breaks. Or a kayak if you are environmentally aware (and 99% nuts). Make sure you have a good anchor or you could end up chasing your rig out to sea between sets.

 

Portsmouth Island, NC. - You can camp there and probably be the only surfer.
Cape Canaveral - don't get caught. Playalinda Beach nearby is one of the best waves in FL when it's on.

 

Here's Jimmy's rig:

 

He's got the life... I was out on my boat one day (great south bay) and a sea plane landed. Door opened and it was Buffet. So cool.

 

Maine has some good outter islands. But you would have to get some good swells to coincide if you want any chance of exploration WITH surf. Otherwise all you will be doing is scouting potential spots. Pretty hit or miss, but sounds fun as anything.

 

Northern Florida and the islands of Delmarva. Get a kayak and some decent camping gear and go for it.

 

Cycle touring/exploraton east coast

I like where your heads are at fellas.

Anyone interested in cycle-touring and surfing/camping, or just exploring shoreline?

I've been destroying some eastern shore roads by the coast down here, and I've got a lot of ideas brewing. These guys have been a solid inspiration for what I'm interested in doing. Delmarva for mini-starters, east coast for adventure. I'm pretty much ready to ride.

Save your money and go two wheels - never worry about fuel price - I haven't for almost 5 years!

 

I agree that going anywhere you haven't been before is exploring, just start from where you would normally go and start hitting all the other spots you always pass by or go a bit further than you normally would and try those spots. Although, I really like the idea of starting in Dec and going up the coast all the way to Maine and back till end of Feb. Would be a good 90 days and guaranteed to score almost every day if you pick the right spots along the way

 

I may have posted this before on another thread. If so, I apologize.
East coast surfing road trip from 1975: VA to FL. In a VW van, no less. Not much surfing footage until they get down to FL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clyg2LTvIy0

 

Islands and artificial reef off of the coast, not gonna say where but some spots can get world class