Coastguard lookout hut at Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Surf's Up: Cruisin' Route 101, San Diego to Capistrano, California - 4th March 2006
It's the first weekend of three that Nosher spends in California during the month of March. For an intro, there's a drive up the famous Route 101 along the California coast from San Diego towards Los Angeles. There are several stops along the way, first at Del Mar to get some cash, followed by the quaintly-named Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside, past the wilderness of Camp Pendleton and finally to Capistrano Beach - the return leg blasting straight down Interstate 5 with the Miata's roof down all the way, and a bit of sunburn to show for it. In the evening, Qualcomm training dude Dennis Hernandez is playing bass guitar in the drunk-rock band Little Big Porn, at Easy Street in San Diego. In the days before SatNav the venue is tricky to find, but it's worth it in the end as the band is impressive, and Nosher is particularly mesmerised by the use of a Theremin.
next album: San Diego Misc: Beaches, Car Parks and Airports, San Diego, California, US - 4th March 2006
previous album: Wrecked Cars, A Night Out and Stick Game in the Cherry Tree, Cambridge and Yaxley, Suffolk- 24th February 2006
The seafront at the very non-Welsh Cardiff
Surf's up
A surfer returns to the beach
More surfing action
Surfing USA
A flock of seagulls
Pebbles on the beach
The main drag through Carlsbad (probably)
A row of random shops on Route 101
50s sign outside the Surf Bowl in Carlsbad
Close up of the 50s bowling sign
XXtreme glow-in-the-dark bowling, aparently
Strolling along a Pacific beach
A hot-rod Beetle drives by in Oceanside
Three coastguard huts all in a row, at Oceanside
The Oceanside pier
Some sort of modelling photo shoot is occuring
Wet sand and the pier
Lots of pier legs reflected in the wet sand
Nicely-aged boardwallk timbers
Pay-per-view binoculars
The bottom of the pier
Seagull on a hut
Some bloke takes a nap in the sun
There's a large concreting operation going on
A construction worker poses for a shot
Nice house on Oceanside Boulevard
To's stripey Mexican food place
The 50s-retro 'Route 101 Café'
Little Big Porn set up on stage
Branded neon sign
The drummer sound-checks
Empty pool tables in Easy Street
Guitar action
Dennis does some singing
A view of the band
In the zone
Impressive Theremin action
The modest crowd in Easy Street
Life in a San Diego bar
The pool tables are busy now
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Coastguard lookout hut at Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Coastguard lookout hut at Cardiff-by-the-Sea
The seafront at the very non-Welsh Cardiff
Surf's up
A surfer returns to the beach
More surfing action
Surfing USA
A flock of seagulls
Pebbles on the beach
The main drag through Carlsbad (probably)
A row of random shops on Route 101
50s sign outside the Surf Bowl in Carlsbad
Close up of the 50s bowling sign
XXtreme glow-in-the-dark bowling, aparently
Strolling along a Pacific beach
A hot-rod Beetle drives by in Oceanside
Three coastguard huts all in a row, at Oceanside
The Oceanside pier
Some sort of modelling photo shoot is occuring
Wet sand and the pier
Lots of pier legs reflected in the wet sand
Nicely-aged boardwallk timbers
Pay-per-view binoculars
The bottom of the pier
Seagull on a hut
Some bloke takes a nap in the sun
There's a large concreting operation going on
A construction worker poses for a shot
Nice house on Oceanside Boulevard
To's stripey Mexican food place
The 50s-retro 'Route 101 Café'
Little Big Porn set up on stage
Branded neon sign
The drummer sound-checks
Empty pool tables in Easy Street
Guitar action
Dennis does some singing
A view of the band
In the zone
Impressive Theremin action
The modest crowd in Easy Street
Life in a San Diego bar
The pool tables are busy now