Summer is over and fall starts on Saturday!!
The northern swell machine is starting to kick in, I got my new 8’6" done and waxed up.
Chris and I are both leaving the kids at home so it will be a surftrip with two GoProcams in the water ----Ben!!
I am red to go, + I will bring the lazyboy campchair again.
What the =&*# Ben...............?
So , that way , I guess I won't get [too ] disappointed / "surprised" by people's unreliability [you guys call it 'flakiness' , I believe?] , apathy , and laziness. Plus , it's too much effort for most to upload photos onto sites such as "photobucket" , I'm guessing ? [ ....on that note ..... I often wonder why the hell I bother , sometimes ?!]
I work 40 -60 hours a week. Six day work weeks are not un-common for me or my friends. It's a seven hour drive. Mark and I feed alot of people when we're up there...it's all for the stoke not for the porn photo shots..... And lazy......well, I worked all year to go on this trip....you better bet I'm going to lay around every chance I get. Photos are the last thing on my mind when I get a day off.....................Stingray.........
Who wants to be lazy next weekend raise your hand !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha, this thread sure got interesting quickly…
I’m raising my hand to be lazy. But, I like taking photos… ; )
Like Ian said, I will have my Gopro and will be without my family this year.
If there’s surf like we had the last 2 years tho, I’m surfing 'til my arms are noodles and MAYBE shooting some pics.
As far as the surf, that report doesn’t look like the swell has much period. I doubt it will be huge…
Hopefully the beach will clean it up a little…
Take it easy Ben, don’t lose track of the best thing about this site and the thing that you have a knack for bringing to the party. STOKE!
Here are 114 photos from 2010. Many of them have been posted right here on Swaylocks. Not pro shots but hopefully you can get a feel for what the trip is about…
well it seems like the old addage is about to rise above that eastern horizon…
in september on the big sur coast it comes slowly.
The high coast range blocks the direct rays till later.
the rock off shore covered in white
on that clear morning shines like a beacon
as the shadow line creeps toward the beach
with the promise of the heat of day
the cold snap of crisp air on the walk
from camp ground zero is a mesmerizing
all the senses are resurected .
you are indeed missing more
than just a 2-d visual representation .
if you want a job done right…
it is best done yourself.
…ambrose…
Start now benny me lad
you are the most concerned
and there is so much to see
beyond the aperture
it’s way hard to keep your face
blocked by an anoying plastic box.
when you have adapted to be
a photo organism
it goes without saying
photos are life.
ben they need you
still time to hop a plane
perhaps write a grant prpopsal to the govvie
to ship you over for the event.
then again some think there are still secret
rock cobbles on sand dollar beach…
man i love sand dollar. one of my favorite beaches in the world, and somehow like a twin setup to playa venado in Panama. I’ve only surfed it a couple of times (visited many) but one of those surfs was in just OH waves and it was soooo fun. have fun guys!
Dear Mr. I'm trying to Alienate myself,
Ben you should show up and take pictures, you could be the to go too surf photo guy. There would be a lot of guys that would appriciate that, you know, someone who would stay on the beach and just take pictures of surfing. But then it seems you are a bit A.D.D. in this post (For you New Zeland guy, that means Attention Deficit Disorder), we used to call it when I was a little mini resinhead ...hyperactive. And you are starting to creep me out. (Racoons do not like to be photo'd..you know the saying "what happens in Big Sur, stays in Big Sur")
There are many pictures posted over the years of "The best Swaylocks Gathering of the Year". I have only been doing this for 3 or 4 years...I'm usually on my rhino chaser with Bill T, Keith M at Sunset during this time of the year. But I do like to rub elbows with the less fortunate at Plaskett Creek when my calendar clears.
It seems the gathering has morphed over the years, the older have gotten wiser and slower, while the kids are picking it up. The food has gotten better, and the beer is colder. Mark has a new and improved shower that is run by a Chevy 307 small block.. hooked up to a converted fire truck pump...powered by a 175,000 btu furnace. Air mattresses and pillows have taken the place of thinsolite and a towel.
Pictures are just that....just pictures, we all have funny memories that are not archived in pics. All I can say is some day you need to get your skinny AAD Aussie ass to Plaskett Creek so we can all have a surf, a beer, and a good laugh.
I'll save my favorite racoon (PegBoy) for ya.
Ah… yeah… and here’s how I’ve been preparing for big Big Sur-
Three and a half months of knee high Torrance Beach drivel-
Guess my little 6-0 twinzer may be staying dry…
How far is it to Molera?
No one on the left…
Surf’s up?
Well, my car just took a dump so if I can’t fix it, I’ll be in a rental. Wonder how long a board I can fit in the “economy” size rental?!! Hopefully I’ll get the free upgrade to something mid sized (that usually works because though you can book the economy online, they don’t actually keep any of those around and give you whatever they’ve got).
I haven’t gotten in the water in a couple months… =P
Trying to get all my projects done so I can surf this winter.
That wave looks so FUN!
Plaskett is 35.55. over 121.28
Andrew Molera is 36.16 over 121.51
Look it up on da google earth.
Here's a picture of ol Resinhead with his Sister enjoying a long hike down to Molera state beach.. it's usually flat like this in the foreground.
Don't worry we had plenty of water and snacks this day!
Next year I'm going to Death Valley..........In a 1966 Caddy.......the surf is always good outside of Baker!!!!!
I am about to head to the airport and return home to Hawaii. I would love to be there but it looks like I won’t be coming back next week.
As much as I am sad to not be able to see you guys, I am looking forward to getting home the warm water and waves. The day I left Diamond Head had 6-10’ faces and no wind. The water was smooth as glass. It was one of the better days I’ve seen for that area with every break going off. I had a chance to sneak in 1.5 hours of surf, but on the last wave I couldn’t get around a section. Ended up getting pounded and my leash came off from the board. After a short wild bodysurfing ride, I had a long swim. Then rush home, pack and bring my daughter back to Stanford for her senior year.
I hope you guys stay safe in the cold waters and have a great time. I’ll make it up there to see all of you one day. Bring my brother too.
Aloha, Harry Alama (Sharkcountry)
Resinhead,
The sex change came out great! Mike
Sorry to miss you Harry…
Senior!? Already???
hahaha
That does not look like a seal slayer. This looks like a seal slayer.
Thanks Ray for posting that on another thread. I was going to look for it but figured it would take me three days.
Last year it got this good-
I’m in site 38 Coming solo from Santa Barbara. If anyone wants a ride, drop me a line. Or if anyone wants to come, but couldn’t get a space, my site is still half open.
