“The Nude Dude”…
The world’s largest surfboard…
A mural decorating the side of the International Surfing Museum…
Cowabunga!
And that’s why they call it “Surf City USA”…
Category: the beach
Having a beachin’ November…
A tourist’s paradise!
The tower where the scary voice calls you out when you do something wrong on the beach.
Out to hook a surfer?
Hello, Saddleback!
When there’s actual waves to be had, there’s always far fewer surfers.
Can’t he read?
The palms are looking good.
I do. I always will.
A Southern California December day…
Become ungovernable.
The only snowflake in sight.
These two know each other. The pelican is begging. The fisherman obliged.
Here he is, with a tad more dignity. This is a brown pelican with his breeding plumage.
Saddleback, looking good.
#1 winter sport with the locals.
Perfect beach weather…
The beach has been “restored”…
…so the sea no longer makes a gentle run-up to the shore. You go out there, and the breakers are right on you!
The view of the surfing is good though.
Skeptical…
…that September is here already.
Huntington Beach, August 2023
Not the crowds one would expect on a nice August day.
No one off in this direction either.
Lifeguard towers.
Mystery guests.
Yikes.
Waiting for the perfect wave. That would be in Hawaii. They’ve got quite a lot of paddling ahead of them.
Cowabunga!
Looks like fun…
…until I remember that time that I saw an older gent getting his sail ready, and a gust of wind came up, and dragged him on his face across the beach and through the shallows.
I laughed until my sides hurt. Good times!
“Ultimate Challenge”
That’s the official name of the statue. But no one calls it that. It’s just “naked surfer” or “nude dude.” Both of which are far more apt titles.
Big beach sky…
It won’t be this empty for long…