Alex:
Venice is a trip. I managed to make the boardwalk by sunset, but I got distracted by a girl on a bike whom I took a picture of and then. "Everyone has their fare share of experiences on the boardwalk." -Daniel Red. I can see why.

Newport. The Wedge. Shit. This wave was pretty big, and apparently it wasn't even a big day. Sponge city.  We did find the one and only Andrew Salter. Winner.

Laiken:
Asher and I skated towards the sun. We got sand in our bearings at the boardwalk, and hit up the skatepark where a girl in a fedora tried to talk us in to starring in a deoderant commercial. Girls in fedoras are always up to no good. Daniels girlfriend made us hot chocolate from nutella and we went to bed early like bad guests.

Alex.
I have left Flagstaff. I went to Tucson for a couple days and then West. I met Asher and Laiken somewhere in the middle of the desert. We drove through the desert heat and jumped into the ocean. We spent the last few days in Encinitas, Del Mar, and Pacific beach paddling in the waves, sometimes surfing, breaking in (not into) friend's houses, and sampling the local cuisine, bars, and hot tubs. We stayed with Kristen in Encinitas and Chris in Pacific Beach, both of which just moved in. Great hosts.

Cardiff had an inspiring photo show and talk by Thomas Cambell. Known for surf cinematography. It inspired both surfing and photographing for me.