2024 Summer Surfari Day 4: Rincon

 

Our second and last morning at Rincon! Surf forecast was equally small but we're excited to get out there and are hoping for slightly bigger surf!

We found more people than the day before already in the parking lot when we arrived! We met a nice surfer from Santa Barbara who we talked to for a while! She was great and gave us some good insights into the local spots. We invited her to come visit us and surf with us in San Diego! She just might!

After our second morning at Rincon, we headed back to the hotel to shower, pack up and check out.

We had to go get Diego in Glendale and drive back to San Diego before the holiday (July 4th) traffic!

The trip home was a little long but thankfully uneventful.

Our summer surfari came to an end but it won't be our last! 😏

2024 Summer Surfari Day 3: Rincon

 

Neither Holly nor I had ever surfed at this epic surf break and we were both thrilled to be able to visit it. The forecast posted was for very small surf, which turned out to be a perfect introduction as there were only a couple surfers out in the water and we were free to get familiar with this beautiful spot. We parked in the Rincon parking lot and walked down the trail to the beach.

From the beach entrance we were able to walk over to Rincon Point and along the way we found an unsuspecting sea creature called a California Sea Hare. 

We watched the surf for a while and decided it would be worthwhile to paddle out given that the sets were small but seemed surfable.

So we paddled out and had a wonderful session. The waves are beautiful here and it's a special place.

We returned to our hotel, showered, changed and biked into town to get some lunch. Highly recommend Esaus Cafe. 

Looking forward to our second morning at Rincon tomorrow! :)

2024 Summer Surfari Day 1-2: Ventura Surfer's Point and Carpinteria

Surfari prelude! Dropping off Diego with his sister, Dora, in Glendale.

Our hosts in Ventura are the coolest, awesomest friends.

Started our Surfari this Monday morning amidst a pod of Venturian dolphins. Nice dawn patrol crowd at Surfer's Point and although the surf was small, the good vibes were BIG!

Good vibes lasting all through the day, strolls through downtown Ventura, the Refill Shoppe, The Goodwill, Busy Bee diner.

Driving a bit further north, Rincon tomorrow morning.  Motel naps and a little misunderstanding with just how far the bubbles are supposed to travel from the bathtub.....LOL

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Carpinteria and Rori's artisanal creamery!