Down Days in Carpinteria

Finally a picture of the two of us. Tomorrow I'll show my face. We're in Carpinteria - just 20 minutes north of Ventura. Just here for a couple of days but it's nice to have hookups and a different view.

It's a very nice campground and today we explored the town on our bikes. We like it. We discovered a short cut to one of the main streets where we're going for dinner tonight.

This picture was taken right after the sunset in front of our motorhome. The sky was so orange. And we're enjoying the warm temperatures - it got up to the 80's today! Must be the Santa Ana winds. I'm not complaining.
P.

The Nugget and Rico Report

Pics from yesterday, Saturday the 10th.

Today Sunday it's about chest to head high here at Emma Wood State Beach but that will change when the tide drops.

Nugget's Surf Report

Hi, this is the cat - Nuggie. What do they think I am - chopped liver???

I look at the surf too. Every day.

So, today's surf report... well it's a beautiful sunny day. I don't know what it's like outside becauese they keep me locked up in here like a prisoner. Although I escaped TWICE yesterday - hee, hee. They were so worried about me they had to lure me in with food but I came back when I felt like it. Anyway, back to the surf report. I see a bunch of fools in that cold water. Why they sit there on their surfboards is beyond me. They all look alike in their wetsuits. Can't find my dad -he's out there somewhere. That's all for now. Planning my next escape...

Rico's morning report

Bark Bark,,Rico here with a little more than the morning report. My mama is going to flip when she sees this photo of her with her idol Gerry Lopez. She will blame it on my pops. HA! Waves are chest to headhigh plus with glassy condtions. 1st surfer of the day just paddled out and caught his 1st wave confirming this report. Yeah..some nice sets rolling in with 3 longboarders out now, Rare here at Emma Woods/Ventura Overhead.

Rico's morning report

These were shot this morning. It really kicked in around 4:30 this afternoon. I was talking with a Lifeguard/ranger buddy (that's Ian in the lifeguard truck) and it began rolling thru with overhead peaks.

The other shot is my good friend Rob who has been working for Patagonia 15 years. I made the long paddle out to the mid break. I'll call it inside Overhead. It was several feet over the head with lots of kelp and spooky kinda living stuff.

Rico's Dad Reports

C Street was the best. Here at Emma Wood it was fun. I should have gone left.

Rico's morning report

It should be light enough outside in about 15 minutes for a Monday dawn patrol report. Until then..here are a few pics from yesterday. They were taken throughout the day and reflect various moods and textures. The Overhead broke about every 30 minutes. Although rideable at low tide (3 guys outside) it lacked consistency. There were waves everywhere. The movie "One California Day" repeated itself in real time. Here is also a sequence of 3 shots of the Overhead waking up and beginning to break. The peak I zoomed in on was 8ft. or bigger. It can't break top to bottom with anything smaller. It's still dark out but I can feel and hear waves pounding. r/s

Address - until April 2nd

For those of you that asked us for a mailing address it is:

35 W. Main St., Suite B #362
Ventura, CA 93001

We can get any type of mail there and they will also forward it if needed but remember it's only good until April 2nd.
Ciao
P.

Surf report 1-3-09

The photos were taken this morning of a building swell in the waist to chest high range. Sorry about the quality as I had duty this a.m. and not much time.

At 1:45 pm this afternoon: swell has increased by a foot or more.

Size: 3 to 5ft

surface condition: Glass

WAITING FOR SUNRISE

It's about 6am. I'm just sitting here waiting for the daylight. I have to get up at least an hour before Patty so she never finds out what I really look like 1st thing in the morning. r/s

New Year

Happy 2009! Wishing everyone a great year. So how many of you stayed up till midnight??? Not us. We hung with fellow RVers and ate and drank with them. It was cold last night but they had a nice hot fire going. We lasted until 10pm.

Busy day yesterday. Spike and I worked in the kiosk all morning along with another seasoned employee. This place is packed. We had to open the gate for more spots. Even after we closed people were knocking on our door wanting to buy firewood. That's the bad thing about being where we are. There's a big sign in front of our motorhome that says, "Camp Host". But everyone is really nice.

Taking it easy today. It's new years day after all! Think I'll make some split pea soup.

This picture is of Spike riding into town. This is the path we take. Pretty soon he'll be picking up his bike to go over a small wooden bridge then over the tracks and the rest is pretty easy.

Most of you know we're movie buffs. so here's another good movie to see - "The curious case of Benjamin Button". Mom/Dad - go see it! It's really good.
love,
P.