An Energetic Thursday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

We headed out to the Valley (San Fernando, that is) to celebrate Yom Kippur with Jetski and his fam.  In photo #1 we have the Professor schmoozing with Mama Vishnevsky, absolutely one of the best cooks we've ever met.  It was an honor to find ourselves sitting at her table.  She worked for three days to prepare this meal and we ate non-stop from 6:23pm to midnight!

5 miles visibility this morning under a hazy sun.  Winds were light offshore by 2.7kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 58.8 and the water is 66.9.  High tide was at 8:01am +5.4' and low tide followed at 2:00pm +1.0'.  We had a building SSW swell out of 202º at 2.6' and it was 2' to 4'.  By tomorrow that's supposed to jump a foot!

#2 has the Professor chatting it up with Mama's consort, the fabulous Dr. Henry.  His home is a marvelous tribute to his travels and varied interests.  For many years he sported a goatee and because the resemblance was uncanny, he began collecting images and sculptures of Don Quixote!  As he learned more about Quixote he felt he also needed to adopt some of the philosophies of Cervantes.  Doc suggested that the Professor bore a passing resemblance to Quixote...  Nothing like tilting at windmills...

#3 Then we have the Professor and LoLa nibbling on some paté and trying to interest the photog in a bite...  The dish of the evening?  The clear aspic with boiled egg and beef.  Over the top...

So... wait...  Who is that behind the Foster-Grants (or Tom Ford's) standing between Duke Kahanamoku and Tom Blake?  Well, of course, it's none other than that bon vivant and surf dog Jetski Vishnevsky!  At Duke's in Malibu, for a little pre-Yom Kippur oiling...

Tomorrow night!  Happy hour at Samba starting at 5:30pm on the patio.  Always a good time when Mark takes care of us...

And just in case you missed it...  We'll be out until November 10th and the report will be even more sporadic than it already is... 
 ✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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