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Tag Archives: Ocean
On Any Sunday
Sunday’s surf. . . Pacific corduroy. Related Posts: Rough and Raw at Rincon Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good Southern Hemi Scraps at Malibu
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Tagged Beach, Kneeboarding, Ocean, Pacific, Surf, Surfing, Waves
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Santa Barbara Shore Whaling (1870-93)
A cold drizzle falls steadily from a heavy marine layer blanketing the coast, as six men heave a ragged plank rowboat across dampened sand to the water’s edge. With rough, cracked and calloused hands sucked dry of moisture by constant … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beach, Cojo, Fishing, Goleta, History, Ocean, Spearfishing, UCSB, Whales, Whaling
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Rough and Raw at Rincon
Some of that rough and sloppy west swell that was pulsing through the channel yesterday.
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Ocean, Rincon, Surf, Waves
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Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good
I love her voluptuous curves and curling lips. She’s always wet and tastes salty and she feels good to ride. The glide of my stick across her silky smoothness, a sensation that always keeps me coming back for more. And … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Kelly Slater, Ocean, Rincon, Sunsets, Surfing
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