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The Prado Is Bigger Than It Looks Tuesday Surf &. Culture Report

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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...
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Nothing Was Fried Friday Surf & Culture Report

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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 ...
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Tomatina Thoughts Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co...   S o we’ll give you some things to remember when you decide to participate in La Tomatina. #1. Wear good fitting lace up shoes.  NO FLIPFLOPS!  We watched single flips (or flops) floating down the river of tomato purée.  Also it’s cobblestone streets and they get incredibly slippery and uneven.  We wore shoes that apparently were made with zero natural materials.  They stayed white, but the laces are now pink… #2. Depending on your hair or lack of it, you might want to wear a cap or even a like a bathing cap.  Yes it looks silly but you can avoid spending an hour trying to remove seeds and peels (#1 It took LoLa 3 showers)…. #3. Take off all the jewelry you don’t want to lose.  Things get slippery out there and people are grabbing and trying to stay vertical, a lot don’t (#2).  Waterproof watches are good, but it to...
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A Tomatina Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... A n unbelievable day, even by Sruf Familia standards!  In photo #1 we have Sancho fortifying himself for the Tomatina.  If one cerveza was good, two had to be better.  Look, it was a long walk and you needed to stay hydrated.  At 12 o’clock sharp the festivities began as six dump trucks cam down the Camino about a block apart throwing thousands of tomatoes into, onto and through the crowd.  It looked like the start of the Super Bowl 10k with nowhere to run and tomatoes flying everywhere.  By the time the second truck came through the street was wall to wall tomatoes and the air was thick with tomato mist.  At truck #3 the road was ankle deep in tomato sauce and the playing field became a bit uneven since you couldn’t see the curbs.  We held our positions…   H ermosa is in for a hot one today!  Should be a skosh over 80 in the air and 76.5 in the wa...
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Madrid Monday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... We’re on the train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid.  It’s down to Sancho, Donna, LoLa & the Professor.  Santiago was great, but was even more fun when Marco, Raquel and the boys showed up. (#1). Then we have a Big Bear and a Baby Bear (#2) flying around the lunch table much to their and to our amusement.  Sancho also played a raucous game of hide-n-seek in the fountain maze with the big brothers Matty and Sal and as they say “A good time was had by all!” Looks like Hermosa is in for some warm weather today!  Supposed to nudge 83 and has you changing up to iced coffee at brekky.  Winds are calm and visibility is 7 miles.  Ocean temperature is 71.2.  High tide is at 9:19am +3.9’ and low tide will be at 1:46pm +2.7’.  It’s a SSW swell out of 202deg at 3.3’ and 2’ and a little more in the surf line.  Maybe you can get Anupa to take you fishing?…  So in the morning we’re o...
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Cutie Patootie Friday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co...    S o these cutie patooties (#’s 1 & 2) come rolling out of the Atlantico and roll Waikiki style along the sand for many yards.  There is a thriving surf culture in Santander and a number of surf schools.  We were trying to remember if this is where Christian came for a contest a few years ago… I n far away Hermosa Beach there’s 15 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds are light out of the south and the sea surface is smooth.  It’s going to be around 75 º and the water is 68.9 º at the buoy.  Another one tide day with the high at 5:19pm +4.82.  More SSW swell out of 195 º at 2.6’ and it’s bigger than Santander but not as good shape… S pending the day in Oviedo where there’s some great architecture and food from the Asturias region.   Like in many spots in Spain they keep building on top of Roman ruins that were there a...
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NOW There’s Rain In Spain Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... H ere we are in Santillana Del Mar, which isn’t particularly close to the mar.  Yesterday we visited Santander and had a grand beach day, which included eats and some splashing in the Atlantico.  It was a perfect 1’ and rolling along a broad stretch of flat beach that had some extreme tides. L et’s not forget it’s Doc’s Birthday today (the 20th, we have only a remote idea what time it is where you are!). Looks like a beautiful day in the Southland with partly cloudy skies and 10 miles visibility.  Winds are calm and the sea surface is smooth.  69.6 º in the water and going up to near 80 º in the air.    One high tide today at 4pm +4.7’. It’s a SSW swell out of 199 º at 3.3’ and it’s 2’ and keep looking for the corners…   O n to Commillas then Oviedo.  Commillas has a private residence designed by Gaudi and Oviedo is known for its  medieval old town and gothic cathedral. ...
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