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There must be nothing more legendary for a surfer than having a surf break right in your neighbourhood. Can you imagine living full-time in a place where a great surf spot is only a short walk away? Or even a short drive, with your board on the roof, in the van, or in the back of the pickup ? How about a short bike-ride, with your board sitting in one of those cool surf-racks for your bike ? How about a short skateboard ride, while packing your board under your arm ? Since being down here I've seen a variety of ways people get to the local breaks, and it always strikes me that a "surf-trip" can be a low-impact, short-haul adventure, unlike back at home.

Today we were coming back from Morro Bay, and decided to pull in to Spyglass Park so the kids could let off some steam at the adventure playground there. They have some cool apparatus and the kids were fully-charged for that. We were veryh close to home, so this would count as a neighbourhood park.

I knew about the surf break here at the park, so peeked over the cliff to see what was going on. Below the bluffs, there is a nice point break, and when the swell is right, treats you to a nice reliable wave. Just south of the bluffs, I saw 4 dudes out there sharing these nice waves, which featured a long right-hander that offered a long cruise down the beach. I even saw one dude down there on a long board that he was standing up on and paddling around with a long paddle. He was fun to watch, so smoothly entering these waves, and taking long rides. North of the bluff some dudes were on short-boards shredding it up on a much faster break there.

The sun was so hot out, this being around 1400, and the temperature was somewhere in the 80s. We had no fog today, clear blue skies, and amazing visibility. You could look out across the ocean and see forever. Like you could see the swell coming in from thousands of miles away, to break right here, at this spot....

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