DRONE above Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Pappy said:
Looks like they are having a great time. We loved to body surf back in 57, 58 at Pismo and Morro Bay. I seem to remember that we would wait for every 7th wave. Guess it was suppose to be the biggest.
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You, Sir, are now officially a member of the The Crew.
 

Wow, what an awesome video, TG ! They just looked like they were having SO much fun out there in the waves. The water looked so green and beautiful, and probably it was warm, too. You must have to be really fit to be out in those waves though ?
I enjoy swimming, but have only been to the ocean on weekend trips, and then only waded around in it up to my knees or so. But even then, I had a great time.

When I lived in Western Washington, Robin (my daughter) and I would drive to the ocean on the weekend sometimes, and we always had fun looking for "treasures" along the beach . Long Beach, near Astoria OR, used to have kite flying contests along the beach, and it was a lot of fun to watch those, as well.
Mostly, I have just enjoyed swimming in a lake or river, which is also wonderful, but living near the ocean must be great for you.
 
I'm glad you enjoyed the "tour". But, honestly, the water is COLD and those waves ain't nothin' . . . Come back this winter when the water gets icy and the waves big and mean...
 
Lovely..looks like a fun time. I am a water person and an excellent swimmer, but not brave enough to test mother nature that way. My dog Shotz, who has passed on used to love to ride the small waves on his boogie board when we went to Galveston. Closest I ever came to a surfer..LOL

Happyflowerlady..I used to go to Astoria quite frequently on business. The last time I visited my brother who lives in Washington, we gathered up the whole family and went to Long Beach to dig clams. It was a cold rainy day as usual, with no clams to be found, but a memorable trip. No surfers there though.
 
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Ozarkgal said:
Lovely..looks like a fun time. I am a water person and an excellent swimmer, but not brave enough to test mother nature that way. My dog Shotz, who has passed on used to love to ride the small waves on his boogie board when we went to Galveston. Closest I ever came to a surfer..LOL

Happyflowerlady..I used to go to Astoria quite frequently on business. The last time I visited my brother who lives in Washington, we gathered up the whole family and went to Long Beach to dig clams. It was a cold rainy day as usual, with no clams to be found, but a memorable trip. No surfers there though.
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OG, I think that Astoria has to be one of the prettiest towns on earth ! I used to want to live there, it was just so pretty and peaceful, and the rivers all coming together, and that HUGE bridge.
Did you ever climb that big tower that they have there ?
I can't remember what it is called, and it is a windy stairway that I could never manage anymore, and was scary (for me) even back in my younger days, but the view from the top was totally amazing !
I loved the old houses, and the museums, and there are the Lighthouses nearby that you can see, as well.
I really like Short Circuit , and Astoria was a perfect setting for that movie.

I think if I was just going to pick a place and spend forever there, it would be Astoria.
 
That Guy said:
I'm glad you enjoyed the "tour". But, honestly, the water is COLD and those waves ain't nothin' . . . Come back this winter when the water gets icy and the waves big and mean...
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I've got two cousins (San Jose area) that are totally addicted to surfing! As they've grown older the coast of California didn't seem to do it for them anymore. Families aside, they head to Hawaii for their serious time.. every year.
 
Boo's Mom said:
I've got two cousins (San Jose area) that are totally addicted to surfing! As they've grown older the coast of California didn't seem to do it for them anymore. Families aside, they head to Hawaii for their serious time.. every year.
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If I've ever seen them in the water, I hope I was friendly and didn't give them the "Valley Go Home" treatment . . . It would all depend on their attitude to begin with, anyway... There are very serious waves in California, but I certainly understand going to Hawaii!!!
 
That Guy said:
If I've ever seen them in the water, I hope I was friendly and didn't give them the "Valley Go Home" treatment . . . It would all depend on their attitude to begin with, anyway... There are very serious waves in California, but I certainly understand going to Hawaii!!!
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...lol ... its the competition in late fall that draws them there (Oahu) .... that's all that I know about it.
 
Boo's Mom said:
...lol ... its the competition in late fall that draws them there (Oahu) .... that's all that I know about it.
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Late fall going into winter . . . The North Shore, Oahu!

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When I was a kid, beside our very own California and Hawaii, Australia was the place we all honored for having good surf and a great history of surfing.

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The two pics I posted were recently included in a new surfing film made by a guy here in SA so I'm also a film star now...sadly I couldn't get to the premier night as I was in hospital but I hope top see it some time.
I was in another film back in the 60s but I can't remember the name of it now...it included some footage of me riding a nice left/right break down at Trigs Point here in SA.
The sign on the cliff was for some sort of map measuring, hence the name Trig Point (Trigonometry)
The second pic shows were the break is, on this day it was flat...taken recently but I rode a 15 footer there one day after a massive storm...the usual break was around 4 - 6 foot. It went left and right due to a reef just under it in the centre...I still bare some scars from it...LOL

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...and my favourite surfing film of all time...
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Excellent, Archer! I remember seeing Endless Summer in a high school auditorium when Bruce Brown narrated live. Ahhhh, the good ol' daze...

Remember their trip to Tahiti and the lack of waves? NOW we know all about Teahupoo!
 
Same here, they got to Bell's Beach here in Victoria and it was flat...yet every other day it runs at 4-6 feet and more on a good day...
Robert August was one of the surfers, who was the other one...??
 
Archer said:
Same here, they got to Bell's Beach here in Victoria and it was flat...yet every other day it runs at 4-6 feet and more on a good day...
Robert August was one of the surfers, who was the other one...??
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Isn't that always the way it goes? As Phil Edwards said, "You should have been here an hour ago . . . " The other guy was Michael Hynson.
 

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