It takes about two innings of Baseball on the Radio to get to the Beach...listened to the Angels on the way to 39's Beach...parked, and peddled the drop handle over to the Pier...it's nice to be able to peddle easily into the Wind, and go fast...but the drop handle is a lot of rigmarole...tough to stop and take pics...peddle clips to deal with...and tough to just leave bike locked in bike rack, or on Silver's rack...I've seen how efficient bike thieves are!...and maybe I can raise the handle bars, as for now I'm too dropped over to even see the passing scenes!...passed a few on the short peddle about...parasail kite sailing on the sand...metal detecting sand...sand volleyball...I think a tournament is coming up...brb...nope...guess not, but always something doing by the Pier!...clear warm breezy...Duke's is a huge restaurant right at the base of the Pier...always crowded, and kinda upscale...sometime maybe...
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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who was also known as an actor, lawman, early beach volleyball player and businessman credited with spreading the sport of surfing.[2] Kahanamoku was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Kahanamoku
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don't know, but have the thought that the movie Endless Summer may have copyrighted surfer sunset pics...
oh...and this is in the wiki...
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While living in Newport Beach, California on June 14, 1925, Kahanamoku rescued eight men from a fishing vessel that capsized in heavy surf while attempting to enter the city's harbor.[9] 29 fishermen went into the water and 17 perished. Using his surfboard, he was able to make quick trips back and forth to shore to increase the number of sailors rescued.[10] Two other surfers saved four more fishermen. Newport's police chief at the time called Duke's efforts "the most superhuman surfboard rescue act the world has ever seen."
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very cool...
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