California Travel Tips
Photo at Stoplight, Crazy California Beaches!
Published on: July 31, 2012
Some call it a sea of humanity. Others see it as a mass of bikini clad girls and gawking or groovy guys. It was a beach scene of epic proportions that forced me to sit through 4 stoplights yesterday. What could I do from my stuck position in my car other than take photos as I inched my way through US Open of Surfing crowds in Huntington Beach? The pedestrians don’t stop when the light turns red–they keep on walking, forcing traffic just to stall.
US OPEN OF SURFING FACTOIDS:
- July 28-August 5, 2012, Open daily 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., free admission next to Huntington Beach Pier
- Held annually, the festival includes surfing, skateboarding, skate, bike, music, vendors, and 3 free concerts on the beach.
- Up to a million teens, tweens, twix and old hicks show up–all ages invited
- Surfing isn’t the real draw–it’s all about being with your bro (or bra) and people watching
- Free beach concerts this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons
- 20 port-a-jons arrive and are set up on the street
- 3 free shuttles from perimeter locations bus in the guests to the free shindig from City Hall, HB High, Edison High
- Saturday, August 4, 2012 is biggest crowd- day. A beach “village” of products, sports contests in skate bowls, and surfing take place among massive crowds
- Renegade and guerrilla marketers show up without permits, hawking their wares and handing out freebies
- Stickers and decals have been banned as free give-aways. They end up on street signs!
- Restaurants are swamped–the most popular food is pizza, burgers, hot dogs–anything cheap
- Free stuff: Go to usopenofsurfing.com to find coupons for free salads at McDonalds and other free stuff you will find being given out at the event.
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