QUESTiON:
I just found your web page..
I have been looking...for a long time....
to find a good place, in California, 
to look at sea-glass.

Please, email me directions to
glass beach...
 

ANSWER:     
Bargain by the Sea 

Evolving Fort Bragg becomes a fun and economical
tourist alternative to Mendocino 
January 24, 2002

By DIANE PETERSON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT 

FORT BRAGG
Clink, clink, clink.

It's Sunday morning at Glass Beach, and about a 
dozen beachcombers with buckets are already 
digging up treasure.

The haul includes a kitschy kaleidoscope of colored 
glass polished to a fine sheen, plus some old coins, 
pottery shards, a sparkplug and a rusty horseshoe.

The Pacific Ocean is anything but pacific this cloudy 
winter day. Long coils of seawater crash and churn 
over the brown rocks, which rise like ghostly shipwrecks 
along the coastal cliffs stretching to the north.

Glass Beach, which served as a city dump until the 1960s, 
is just one of the many simple pleasures offered to visitors
who venture north to Fort Bragg.

As it leaps from the 20th into the 21st century, this
working-class, company town is polishing its image 
as surely as the Pacific Ocean is grinding down its
glassy debris.

The former Indian reservation, army post, fishing
center and lumber mecca is now in the process of
becoming a full-fledged tourist destination, boasting
a growing number of fine restaurants, historic 
B&Bs and upscale shops.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/outdoor/features/24bragg_d1.html

http://www.glassbeachinn.com/ 

http://www.fortbragg.com/glass_beach/

Here's map from San Francisco to Fort Bragg:






QUESTiON:  
Can you please tell me what ever happened 
to the Trader Nick's Restaurant in Pismo Beach?
Someone told me that it is not there any more.  



ANSWER:    
 
Trader Nicks is no longer in business, 
the new Restaurant is now Steamer's of Pismo, 
it has the same address and phone number.  
The food and the view is wonderful!!

Mary Beth Adam
Catering Manager of Steamer's of Pismo

 

QUESTiON:  
I am a college student and a surfing enthusiatic. 
I am planning to go west and spend a few 
months there this summer.  

I would like to know where are the 
best beaches and coastal towns for living and
surfing in California?


ANSWER: 


Let me say that Surfer magazine's 
February issue just named Encinitas as 
one of the 10 best surf towns in the 
United States.

Encinitas is a town north of San Diego.
This community has turned out such surf 
legends as Doug Silva and Rob Machado 
who grew up in Cardiff.  

Other coastal towns around this area that are 
great for living and surfing are:

Swami Beach, 
La Jolla, (exclusively & expensive) 
Del Mar and Carlsbad (much cheaper)

Many coastal towns and beaches that are
also listed as the top 10 surf towns 
in California are listed here:

The Los Angeles area Hermosa Beach,
is another town selected.
While in Hermosa Beach, you can visit
Manhanttan Strand, Santa Monica, 
Venice beaches and Malibu.

Be aware that this area proximity is 
closer to Los Angeles and cost of living 
are more expensive accordingly.

Further up north, I am sure, you probably
have heard of Ventura Highway and
Ventura county.  There are many beaches 
here with great surfs all the way up to 
Santa Barbara which is also pricey.

You are by now venturing up to the 
Central Coast of California which gets 
you closer to the other town that is listed 
in the Surfer magazine, San Luis Obispo.

San Luis Obispo is a warm, friendly and
a nice college town.  The beaches near by 
(Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach,
Shell Beach, Glover Beach and Oceano) are
only 10 minutes away and they all have 
great waves.  There are many young people 
here because of San Luis Obipo California
States University. The weather is mostly 
sunny in the summer with the exception of 
the early morning and evening fogs.

Further up in Northern California, Santa Cruz
is listed as another California town. 

Most people in Santa Cruz will tell you that
it is the birth place of surfing ...
From the early 60's, Santa Cruz are known for 
the hippies, bohemians and free spirits... 
The town is still very much the same.
UC Santa Cruz is very much a part of the cultures 
and has been for years. 

Many people also like to explore Marin County 
which is north of San Francisco but the weather
of course are not as great as Southern California.


Surfer magazine's top 10 surf towns, 
listed from east to west, are: 
Newport, R.I.; 
Seaside Heights, N.J.; 
Wrightsville, N.C.; 
Melbourne Beach, Fla.; 
Encinitas; (near San Diego)
Hermosa Beach; (in Los Angeles)
San Luis Obispo; (Pismo Beach, Avila Beach, Arroyo Grande etc)
Santa Cruz; 
Paia, Hawaii; 
Kailua, Hawaii. 

Surfer's Magazine

Surf's Up Dude!
 

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