We waterskied at a lake near their house. It was only the second time I’d been on waterskis, and unfortunately didn’t get to standing up this time, but the last time we’d visited them and waterskied, I made it up for one turn around the lake! Here’s a photo from that ...
that’s okay, you can cover a good amount of ground in 10 days or so and at least get a little sample of this beautiful land. Just be prepared to be on the go quite a bit if you want to stay in multiple spots.
Getting there is easy, fly into San Francisco and drive down in a rental car. Alternatively, you can fly into LA and make a road trip out of the 7 hour drive north. Pillar Point at Half Moon Bay is home to one of the world’s best and most famous big wave spots, known asMaverick...
You don't need to take an expensive international flight to have an epic surfing honeymoon—just head to Southern California. The area between Los Angeles and San Diego is well-known for amazing surfing, from the intermediate waves near elegant La Jolla (which are around 3 to 5 feet tall)...
By the time Mark Foo had slipped into his wet suit and started stroking into the cold water, a crowd had gathered beneath the rocky bluffs that tower over Maverick’s Beach. In this most unlikely of spots--just 25 miles south of San Francisco--they had come to see one of the masters...
The surfer floats in the water near the spot where the wave will begin to break. When a wave approaches, the surfer paddles hard to catch up with it. This step, known as catching the wave, can be tricky, and it requires significant upper-body strength. Just before the wave starts to ...
There are many California destinations that consider themselves worthy as the best surfing spots in the nation. Santa Cruz is located in Northern California west of San Francisco and San Jose in the Bay Area. It enjoys great beaches, waves, spectacular surfing and is not far from the legendary...
Brown was born in San Francisco and raised in Long Beach. He retired to a ranch near Santa Barbara, putting down the camera to ride motorcycles and surf. "All the good guys are going ... we were on the cusp of the giant wave of surfing that hit California and spread out to the res...
my parents, from big cities, to seaside hot spots, to holy mountains, to national parks, to historical sites and to 7. /sm?:l/ villages far away.8. (get) out of your comfortable home here to some unknown places is a good experience as well. And you can eat local food, and9. (...