So after surfing Shell Beach on Sunday, I had to get a close-up of this house they’re building along the cliffs on Beachcomber Drive. Since there are no doors or windows yet, I went ahead and walked in (construction crews were gone for the weekend), figuring that this might be the closest I ever get to hanging out in a cliffside house.
I don’t know who’s going to own this place, but I can tell them that the living room views are going to be quite nice. I’m seeing definite whale watching potential here.
In fact, as I stood on the inside, looking at the waves, I had this fantasy where I would bring a lawn chair and hang out at the unfinished house on the weekend. Maybe even bring a stereo and some surf magazines. I don’t think the owner would mind. It’s not like I’d get the carpet dirty — it hasn’t even been laid down yet.
Anyway, so I also thought that since this person is so lucky to have an incredible house on the ocean, he/she ought to feel obligated to give back. And the best way to do that, I thought, would be to mount a beach camera on the roof.
Seriously. Currently, there’s no beach cam for Shell Beach, making us actually have to drive there to look at the waves. (Imagine!) With a beach cam, we lazy surfers from the North Coast could merely check on our computer to see if there are waves at Shell.
I think the city should even put this into their planning ordinances. Under the proposed law, it would require all beachfront property owners mount a camera on their home.
Sounds fair to me. They get their gazillion-dollar house approved, we get a beach cam.
In other surf stuff, there will be a free surf art show in Cayucos Dec. 5. The show, which will benefit the local Surfrider Foundation chapter, will be held at the Vet’s Hall, at the end of the pier. The event will also feature several bands, including local surf group The Dentures. Check out photos from last year’s art show here.
And on Dec. 11, the surf movie “Dear & Yonder” will screen at La Perla Del Mar in Shell Beach. Next week, I’ll post an interview here with one of the filmmakers.
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by Pat
Filed under: Surf stuff
I love wandering around construction sites.
I suppose it’s illegal, and potentially dangerous, but there’s something fun about exploring a half-built house and imagining what it’d be like to live there.
If there was a beach camera in Shell, the lineups would be dangerous. As it stands, a crowd is imminent when there are waves forecasted (particularly when the swell is big and there are less options, i.e. the beachies are all walled out). Shell is also a popular option with beginners who think the surf here looks inviting and safer. Hardly the case, particularly at some breaks. In the end, there are too many ways to get hurt surfing some of these breaks if one doesn’t know what they are doing. Either hurting oneself or another increases exponentially with the crowds.
I’ve got a surf post from 1969. Wanna short board for $70?
http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/slovault/2009/11/28/custom-shaped-70-short-boards/