Orange Is The New Black Friday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co... I f you look closely you can see the dense fog bank covering most of the Avenues (#1). Meanwhile, Hermosa was clear as a bell. Maybe 20 miles visibility and no clouds in the sky. Winds were steady out of the ESE at 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth. The air was a fog driven 47.9 º and the water is 64.6 º . Low tide was at 9:50am +2.8' and high tide follows at 2:56pm +4.0'. It's still that persistent SSW swell out of 209 º at 2.0' and it was about half that on the beach. 10 years ago this week we were in Cuba chasing rum, cigars and the odd jelly fish. (#2) Here we have a view of "Bajia de Cochinos" better known here as "The Bay of Pigs." We found some of the best snorkeling we've ever encountered. It was so pristine due to the fact that there haven't been that many tourists, they hadn't dynamited the reef to make a harbor and there aren't that many people on that side of the islan...