Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... T ed Clair passed away last week and we couldn't let it go without a word or two.  When we were kids he was a lifeguard at Ave. C.  He was one of those bronzed gods that could surf, swim and out-paddle any of us kids.  When we got to know him as adults, he somehow held on to some of that magic.  He was irascible and a lot of folks had problems with that, but deep down he was sensitive and kind hearted.  Tandis said that "if he was in your corner you couldn't have a stronger supporter."  He was a character and you just had to understand that he was from an age that's rapidly disappearing.  As we get older we realize how easy it is to become an anachronism, no matter how hard you try to stay current.  We'll miss him... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

We stayed at a place in Nerja that had subterranean parking.  It's accessible by a vehicle elevator that is so tight it has only room for the vehicle.  Driver only inside car--not for the claustrophobic! Paver On Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM Frank Paine < frpaine@yahoo.com > wrote: Lost Boys & Co... O kay, we thought it should be spelled with 2 "L's", but this is the Portuguese spelling and not the Cuban (#1).  They had every imaginable type of codfish for sale, including planks of dried cod in salt that you have to reconstitute for several days in water.  We had some great fresh cod that came from the Grand Banks.  Basque, Portuguese and Spanish fishermen were fishing the Grand Banks for years before Columbus.  They didn't tell anyone because they didn't want the secret to get out... ...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, we thought it should be spelled with 2 "L's", but this is the Portuguese spelling and not the Cuban (#1).  They had every imaginable type of codfish for sale, including planks of dried cod in salt that you have to reconstitute for several days in water.  We had some great fresh cod that came from the Grand Banks.  Basque, Portuguese and Spanish fishermen were fishing the Grand Banks for years before Columbus.  They didn't tell anyone because they didn't want the secret to get out... N o parking in Hermosa, they're setting up for the Fiesta.  But we checked early and it's 12 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds are light out of the west and the sea surface is smooth, looking like a wind line out there through.  62.7º in the air and 71. 6 º in the water.  Amazingly, high tide was at 6:07am +2.9' and low tide follows at 7:33am +2.8'.  Talk to th...

Lost Boys & Co... I n Madrid there’s a museum that you probably haven’t heard about.  It’s the Reina Sophia Museum and it happens to be the home of Guernica (#1) and dozens of Picasso’s, Dali’s and other modern artist’s works.  We spent about an hour checking out the posters from the late 19th and early 20th century.  The type styles alone were worth it! H azyy sun this morning in Hermosa and 14 miles visibility.  Light winds this morning and the sea surface was tacked.  The air was 64.5 and the water is 75.7.  Low tide was 6:19am +1.9’ and high tide will be at 1:06pm +5.4’.  It’s a SSW swell out of 197deg at 2.6’ and it was 2’ to 3’ in Hermosa. T his is El Retiro Park in Madrid (#2).  You might see the resemblance.  We sure didn’t, but we had to see it to make sure that ours was aptly named.  Maybe a water feature would help… L ast year this restaurant (#3), Botin, ...

Lost Boys & Co... Q uite unbelievably the Prado Museum in Madrid rivals the Louvre in Paris.  Certainly not as large but its  collection is wide ranging and impressive.  Take this self portrait of Albrect Durer (#1).  We walked around a corner and there it was with a number of things that were less impressive.  We thought we knew a bit about Durer, especially his prints, but we didn’t realize until this time almost no one did self portraits!  It was king of advertising for his portrait work… S unny skies and 14miles visibility.  Winds have been light all day and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature is 70 and the water is 75.4. Low tide was at 5:54am +1.4’ and high tide will be at 12:21pm +5.3’.  It’s a South swell out of 173deg at 3.0’ and it’s 2’ to 3’ and keep looking for corners. W e heard from Tandis that Tio Ted passed away and leaves another ho...

Lost Boys & Co... H ad the best bacallao (codfish, yes they named it after Jose) that we’ve had since we went to Marco’s uncle’s restaurant in Raimonda.  Baked with scalloped potatoes that melted in your mouth and some tomato bits thrown in.  To wash it down?  Some Tinto d’ Verano, which is red wine mixed with limeade.  Quite refreshing. Looking over at this lifeguard tower (#1), it’s about two and half stories tall and has a ladder that could evicerate a descending lifeguard.  Great view of the beach, snazzy architecture but a little impractical.  Then they have to run across the rocks… M eanwhile, Hermosa is bracing for a hot weekend.  Hazy sun with 14 miles visibility.  Winds light out of the west and the sea surface is smooth.  High tide is at 10:28am +4.6’ and low tide follows at 4:00pm +1.3’.  The water is 75.2 at the buoy!  It’s a south swell out of 184deg at 3.3’ and it’s ...