Instead of going to a usual spot to bodyboard, I drove around La Jolla and tried to find a more “local” spot. I stumbled upon this little stretch of beach right before The Cove. The beach definitely reminded me of Sandy Beach on the east side of Oahu. The waves broke right on the shore so there were a good number of body surfers at this spot. There also was some sort of underwater rock formation or maybe even a reef just beyond the shore that helped the waves build up abruptly and crumble just like the waves in Hawaii.

Unlike in Hawaii where surfers and bodyboarders were usually separated, the surfers here were more accepting of us bodyboarders. We just had to get out of their way. The waves were pretty decent. Nothing consistent, but the waves broke cleanly for a nice long ride. I plan on going to this spot again and this time I’ll bring my digital camera and take some decent pictures.

PS. For this post, I didn’t double space after periods. I read somewhere that this is no longer necessary. I guess this was the practice when we all used typewriters with their fixed-width fonts. Now you all are wondering, would you have noticed if I didn’t tell you….

: Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie from the album Transatlanticism

Update: Turns out the beach is called Windansea. People have been telling me to come to this spot for awhile. I found it.

Posted on July 28, 2004 in Uncategorized.