| |
BEACONS
LIVE SURF CAM
Beacon's Beach Home
"Hey, I am a local" add yourself to the Beacon's
site
Hotel Room Reservations:
Find a hotel in Encinitas
Dude's &
Dudette's: locals
Kenzie
List of locals &
surfers including: Sea Ghost, Fi-Fi, Chuck, Scary Larry,
Kahuna, Long Willy,
Rager
Best Surfer Award
Surf gear
Surfboards:
short & long
Surf
videos (Endless Summer)
Surfing
books (Da' Bull)
Boogie
boards
Skate
skateboards
Guest columns on
local news
What
say you?
Hey, teach your dog to
read
Virtual Photo Tours
Beacon's
to Grandview
Beacon's
to Stone Steps & Moonlight
1,000
Beacon's Sunsets
Beacon's Path
Neptune Avenue Parade
Pacific Ocean fishing
Fishing
equipment: rods, reels, hooks to catch fish
List
of fish you can catch: bass, halibut, perch and
more
How
to tell a Beacon's local fisherman
Surfboard
fishing
Other local surf
breaks
Grandview
Tribe
Stone Steps Clan
History
of Swami's
Local Beaches
List
Local Business
Locals with
businesses
Surfing links
Are
the waves breaking?
Will the waves be
breaking?
Tide
guide and tidal chart
Beacon's stories
Stop and smell the surf
wax
Comments
Can you believe locals actually said this?
Misc. Beacon's stuff
How Beacon’s got its name, locals, crop circles, surf pictures, surfing trips, the lineup, pelicans & map
Beacon's Pictures
Sand Replinishment
Ave. Beacons
Beach Temperatures
Newsletters
About
your webmistress
Site
Map
|
|
|
 |
There's No Place Like Home
The 10 best surf towns
Encinitas, California-92024
$10 covers: a house coffee at the Pannikin and a used CD at Lou's Records next door
Surf is on: Swami's, Cardiff Reef, D Street
-
Thickage: from nothing to a 4/3 with a hood
-
Feast that follows: Pipes, Encinitas Cafe, The Roxy, Ki's
Surf is off: Botanical gardens, spear fishing or mountain biking and rock climbing in nearby Mt. Woodson
Striking distance:
-
Driving: Lowers, Windansea, Baja Malibu
-
Flying:
Pascuales, Puerto Escondido, Isla Natividad
Monthly dues: $400 to $750 rent plus alarming gas and electricity costs
Means:
-
Work: substitute teach, high-tech or horticultural hand
-
School: Mira Costa College, UC San Diego
Sage wisdom:
"I love Encinitas because of its underlying spiritual quality combined with a top-caliber wave like Swami's. That along with great health food and authentic Mexican food." - Brad Gerlach
Development continues to spread through the established and nethermost regions of San Diego. City life, on the other hand, doesn't necessarily take root where city is laid. One area where everything "city" has been firmly rejected is coastal Encinitas. Some have tried, but downtown life doesn't jell with this astral-conscious, health-exuding community abutting cobblestone beachbreaks and shelving reef setups. Residents are predisposed to putting in a couple of sessions when the waves light up, getting a falafel plate and carrot juice at Ki's and taking a transcendental stroll through the Self Realization Fellowship gardens before yoga class.
However, Encinitas is no suburb commune awash in patchouli; it's a bustling hub of surf industry, culture and commerce-some of the staff here at SURFER gladly endure the 45-minute one-way commute rather than live closer to their desks. And to the south: La Jolla reefs, Sunset Cliffs and the limitless potential of Northern Baja.
Unfortunately, there is no escaping the universal woe of a growing city: rent prices. The cost of living has shot up in San Diego with no wane in sight. But Encinitas, with its 60,000 residents, can comfortably accommodate the minimalist lifestyle: a humble place to flop a futon and a few boards, an equable work schedule, a fresh vegetable stockpile from the weekend farmer's market and the occasional surf movie re-release at La Paloma Theater.
--by Carl Friedmann
Article
from:
Surfer
Magazine
|
Site is maintained and operated by Kenzie Aries
|
|
