Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... O ne of our Marine Biologist buddies, the inimitable Anupa Asokan, has recently mounted an effort to save the Barred Sandbass and protect it's fishery.  We interviewed her regarding this effort and we're convinced it's a first step in a significant conservation effort.  We're thinking you'd want to take part, so head to this address and add your name.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewAxRqKq9r7Fd0DikcjbCmRA5G8 You can also go to http://www.fishon.us and keep abreast of her most recent projects. R ecovering from yesterday's wind event, but the tide was low, 8:46am -0.3' and the waves were thumping.  Maybe better at high tide 4:23pm +2.9'b but the wind is scheduled to build up after 10am.  It was off at checkout 2 to 4kts and the sea surface still had a bit of left over roll.  It's a west swell out of 263 at 4.6' and it's a hard breaking 4' to 5' and the water is a frigid 51.8. T rader Joe's Hermosa...

Lost Boys & Co... L ast Friday at the Surf Contest Kevin Gilligan was trying out his new lens and caught over 1500 images of the contestants!  Some great shots, go to https://www.photosbykag.com/Sports/Surfing/South-Bay-Scholastic-Surfing-Association .  They're available for purchase on his site! A little Sunday brekky with the crew (#1) to wish S.J. and her friend Georgia bon voyage as they headed back to Boulder for school.  L. to R.  It's Jah Morgan, Christiano, Gabe, Toph, Burnsy, Jose, Anupa and S.J.  That's a camera shy Scout in the front. R ainy early this morning with offshore winds and 10 miles visibility.  The air temperature was 56.3 and the water is 57.7.  Low tide at 5:24am -0.9' and high tide will be at 11:38am +4.2'.  It's a textured west swell out of 264 at 4.9' and it's 4' at Saphy and 5' to 6' in Hermosa. S eems like wherever we go we'll find a VW Combi waiting to be admired.  This '73 in San Miguel de Allende (...

Lost Boys & Co... S ome craziness in the surf this morning.  We've pictured Sheamus Swift (#1) riding this foamy comber midway to the beach.  Winds were onshore and mercifully let up a bit during the morning starting out at 10 kts and calming to 5. The air was 54.3 and the water is 57.9 and might drop a bit with this wind.  High tide was at 9:08am +5.6' and came all the way over the bike path in some spots.  Low tide is a -0.5' at 3:24pm.  It's a straight west swell out of 260 at 6.2'.  It was 5' to 8' on the outside and really tested all of the competitors out there.  R edondo beat a combined West/South Torrance squad in maxing 6 to 8 footers.  It was a challenge to just get out and there was at least one broken board in the fracas.  Some of the standouts were:  Heat #1 (Men's Shortboard) 1. Tyler Anderson 2. Soren Roed 3. Andrew Piper Heat #2 (Men's Shortboard) 1. Dylan Morrisroe 2. Hunter Sleeis Heat #3 (Women's Short Board) 1. Ke...

Lost Boys & Co... A gain, kinda raggedy (#1), but not as cold as yesterday.  Partly cloudy and 10 miles visibility.  Winds were persistent onshore 5 to 9kts.  The air temp was 53.9 and the water is 57.6.  High tide was at 8:21am +5.6' and low tide will follow at 2:52pm -0.7'.  It's an increasing SW swell out of 232 currently at 3.0' and should be bigger manana.   N eglected to publish the contest results for Redondo yesterday, but here are some of the standouts. Heat 1: SB 1st: Andrew Piper 2nd: Tyler Anderson 3rd: Soren Roed Heat 2: SB 1st: Dylan Morrisroe 3rd: Hunter Sleeis Heat 3: SB 1st: Remi Kingsbury 2nd: Umi Morimoto 3rd: Keani Honda-Snow Heat 4: LB 1st: Coco Buffagni 3rd: Dylan Morrisroe Heat 5: LB 1st: Soryn Preston 2nd: Keani Honda-Snow Heat 6: SB 1st: Kai Thomas (Highest score of the day 10.70) 2nd: Charlie Lentz He...

Lost Boys & Co... Y es, here we are at the top of the stairs at Knob Hill where you can see this BMW that didn't quite make it to the checkout spot at the bottom of the first set of stairs.  We included the report at the top of the photo (#1) so you can get a more official view of the incident.  The passenger was transported via ambulance and the driver needed to go via the Redondo Police Dept.  We can only assume she had some substance issues that impelled her to go straight across the Esplanade and down the stairs.  But, if you need to get a closer look at the surf or you're late for your volleyball game, there might be no stopping you! O vercast this morning with 5 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 54.1 and the water is a cool 58.1.  High tide at 7:36am +5.5' and low tide will be at 2:24pm -0.7'.  It's a West swell out of 266 at 2.6' and it was 3' to almost 4' in the surfline. T he...

Lost Boys & Co... S o it's an "Atotonilco Tuesday", mostly because like Doc with "Huachinango" it's just fun to say.  Atotonilco is just down the road from Delores Hidalgo, where Fra. Miguel Hidalgo rang his church bell and gave what is known as the "Grito de Independencia" on September 16, 1810.   To this day the President of Mexico re-enacts the cry and recites the names of the fallen heroes who died in that war.  The church in Atotonilco has these brilliant frescoes, that still today retain their vibrant colors. (#1). "Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico!" F oggy here this morning with less than 2 miles visibility.  Winds were onshore 6 to 8kts and the sea surface had a definite rough texture.  As the morning has drawn on the wind has subsided a bit and it looks better at 11 than it did at 7:30.  The tide that was high at 6:48am +5.1' probably didn't help and as it lowers to -0.6' at 1:52pm things might start looking ...

Lost Boys & Co... U p around 6,000' in the central Mexican highlands north of Mexico City, you'll find San Miguel de Allende.   An artist colony, popularized during the earlier part of the last century, it's home to music, art and literature in Mexico.  A beacon to expat Americans (why they don't call them immigrants, we have no idea) it looked like someone had tipped Palos Verdes and Beverly Hills on edge and all of the old culture hounds poured into SMA.  A beautiful city it's a UNESCO site and despite all of the Americans there it's quaint and charming.  Some great food, we teamed up with the Miloe's to eat our way through the centro and on to Guanajuato.  Photo #1 shows Miloe caught in the headlights of the fruit course of his three-part breakfast.  The larger pastries in the basket are called "orellias" or ears.  Listen, Miloe loved them with coffee. H ere the dawn broke cool (51.5) with some high clouds and 10 miles visibility.  Winds we...

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Lost Boys & Co... S o, if you ask someone what's to see in Cambodia, they'll for sure tell you Angkor Wat and the temples there.  What they might not tell you is that the big deal is to watch the sunrise over the temple towers.  During the solstices they'll get over 20,000 people there to watch the sunrise.  When we were there only 2,000 showed up, BUT they all wanted to get the sun right behind the main tower.  Since the sun travels a bit from east to north, you had this wedge of humanity trying to get the best shot.  This was our vantage point (#1) before being swept along out of the perfect line of sight for the sun at the top of the temple...  M eanwhile it's still storming here and it's 3 miles visibility under spitting skies.  Winds were onshore until 8:30 when they magically shifted offshore.  The sea surface is ragged, but Von Stutzcanhang thinks it will be rideable later.  The air was a frigid 48.0 and the water is not warm at 55...

Lost Boys & Co... U nder a light rain the critically acclaimed and famous gathered for the opening of Brothers PCH.  1550 PCH tucked in between Smart & Final, the cleaners and behind the Chase Bank it's ready for business.  Ronnie and Laurie were there to greet the guests and in short order in strolled Tarsan, the Professor and Sancho.  Coffees were quaffed and Burnsy, Toph and Scout moseyed in and ordered burritos.  Then out of nowhere came "Julie from PV" the first actual for-real customer!  She knew the other locations and just walked in unaware of her celebrity.  Caitlin got some burritos to go and it looked like things are taking off in stellar fashion!  Might have to do a legit field trip for the Familia! R eally unstable weather out there!  Started out as a light rain, the clouds parted and some bright sun and then back to some cloudiness with a chance of burritos.  Winds are off in the 3kts to 8kt range and the sea surface is ...

Lost Boys & Co... S o, lest you imagine all we did was chase elephants and watch flower parades, we also dedicated ourselves to finding some beaches and exploring those possibilities.  Koh Samui is on the lower Thai peninsula on the other side of where you would find Phuket, the better known beach.   What a lot of people didn't know was this was where they were shooting the latest "White Lotus" series.  Picturesque beaches, some surf trying near the rocks and marginal snorking, we hung out for a couple of days and reveled in the fact that we could get Cuban "Havana Club" and not the stuff they sell in the U.S. from the Dominican.  LoLa (#1) in some Coke bottle green water. C lear this morning with 15 miles visibility under hazy skies.  Winds were offshore 1 to 4kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 46.0 and the water was 53.4 still hanging in and around the coldest temps we've registered.  High tide was at 7:33am +5.5' and low tide will...

Lost Boys & Co... Sancho failed to mention that he was an elephant wrangler in the latter part of the 20th century.  He behaved incredibly well until this youngster nudged him (#1)  and he went back into cowboy mode.  He threw him down tied his legs together and beat the buzzer by 7 seconds.  The mahouts were astounded and he got a free lunch and beers out of the deal. No trip to the elephant sanctuary is complete without jumping in with the pachyderms and giving them a bath.  What they don't tell you is that the beasts have their own ideas about who gets soaked!  (#2)  A a shot of LoLa before she got drenched. Wind and rain today.  Hot coffee, put your feet up and dream about Hawaii.  Those of you in Mexico, enjoy the day!  "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o the city of Chiang Mai annually hosts a flower festival replete with floral parade.  Their version of the Rose Parade, but about 5 times longer and at least as extravagant.   Here (#1) we have an example of one of the floats that are sponsored by schools, guilds, associations and businesses that want some publicity.  About every 10 minutes there's a band and drill team and they really get into it.  One of the schools came in Mexican outfits and the drill team had their faces painted like "Dia de los Muertos" skulls.  We were blown away!  They looked like they were a school from East L.A.  So after about an hour of standing on the curb we wandered down the block and there was a foot massage parlor with seats on the sidewalk facing the parade.  We each ordered a massage and spent the next hour watching the parade and getting our feets unbent.  What a country. T his morning skies were cloudy and the threat of rain hung ...

Lost Boys & Co... T oday being Shrove Tuesday we thought we'd make our way to the temple for a little pre-Mardi Gras meditation. So in Thailand when you're going to build an hundred foot long statue of the Buddha and don't have the materials to stand him upright, you have him laying on his side (#1) and build it out that way.  Yes, covering him in gold is required.  We saw a lot of temples and they all had a lot of gold.  This is to disabuse you of the notion that the Catholic Church had the corner on all of the gilt, not to mention guilt... C old again today, 50 at checkout and the water got knocked down further to 54.5.  Hazy sun and 15miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 3kts and the sea surface was smooth but rolling.  Low tide was at 6:36am +0.2' and high tide will be at 12:41pm +3.2'.  The low tide was making it fast and hollow but a couple of guys were making some waves and typically getting eaten in the process.  It was a west swe...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, If Anupa looks at this report, we suggest she just skips over the pic.  On our way to visit the mysterious James Thompson House in Bangkok (Thompson was a silk merchant who just happened to work for the CIA, mysteriously disappearing one afternoon on a trip to Cambodia.)  We stopped by this park because LoLa had read that one might spot monitor lizards there.  You can imagine our surprise when we hopped out of a cab and ran right into this clutch of lizards feasting on some shrimp that had been left on the bank of the lake.  There were probably twenty and we saw more in the water (they are semi-aquatic.)  They're not poisonous, but they look like they should be and they have snaky tongues that are forked and kinda creepy...  Obviously, LoLa was ecstatic... B lew like a gale last night and suddenly quit about 8am, only to start again in earnest about 9 and ramp up to a white cap style blow.  Partly cloudy and 20 miles visibi...

Lost Boys & Co... So, if you're in a hurry to get from point A to point B in Bangkok, you might want to grab one of these "Long Tailed Boats."   The propeller shaft is about twenty feet long and it's typically got a double bladed prop that cuts through most of the debris found on the river.  They steer with the shaft and there's no rudder as such.  But the real secret is the power plant that looks like 455 Chrysler block, blown with straight pipes.  The river sounds like Lion's Drag Strip.  It's impossible to wear a hat and the chances of getting mosquitos, water hyacinth pieces and other debris in your face is very real.  Don't smile unless you plan to floss...    "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Got back last night and we'll be sharing some pics from the excursion to S.E. Asia!  Let's try something for starters... Lots of temples... "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... I f toenails weren't enough, the ever popular Giselle, brought out her custom Takayama to the party and proudly displayed her blue and white next to the bus... A round 7 miles visibility under hazy and partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore 2 to 6kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air remains a chilly 43.0º and the water isn't helping at 57.7º.  High tide is at 9:51am +6.0' and low tide follows at 4:44pm -0.9'.  It's a west swell out of 266º at 1.6' and that's just about what it was on the sand... S o, heading out for Southeast Asia and some adventuring.  If the food is as good as everyone keeps telling us we should come back in need of some dietary gymnastics.  See you in March and let's hope February starts warming up a bit... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W e didn't realize how popular the '56 Chevy Blue would be until it started cropping up on toenails...  Guess the foot (the little toe is the giveaway). O vercast skies with 5 miles visibility.  Winds are light offshore 1 to 4kts and the ocean has a light tack.  The air temp is 50.0º and the water is 57.9º.  High tide is at 9:09am +6.4' and low tide will follow at 4:12pm -1.2'.  It's a west swell out of 270º at 2.3' and it's 2' to 3' breaking pretty close to shore and closer as the tide rises... O nce again we feel the need to recon some faraway places to determine surf and recreational opportunities.  So this time it will be Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.  Tops on the list are Koh Samui in Thailand and My Khe (China Beach), but we're ready to check out some other possibilities!  Leaving tomorrow evening and be back on the 28th of February (hoping to avoid some chilly February weather here!)  Probably few if any reports...