california1. surf tourism.

work beckoned me to southern california. never having visited that region, i decided that would be a fit excuse to do some tourism-ing in the area. the initial idea was to head to san diego and surf some of the spots frequently read about in surfing publications. (windansea, blacks, la jolla). plans were quickly changed when we arrived to find that comicon (a giant comic book festival) had taken over downtown san diego. there was no affordable lodging to be found. lack of preparation and planning took us north, leaving virgin fest in our rearview. we ended up in san clemente.

the surf was flat. didn't score at all as far as that was concerned. didn't even step on a board. but the trip was not a flop. got to see, first hand, breaks and shops frequently seen in videos, magazines and the internet. surf tourism.

trestles. flat trestles.