No surf trip to Southern California would be complete without taking a short excursion down south into Baja California. Some of Baja's best surf is within easy driving distance for one day trips from San Diego. Starting September 2002 Kahuna Bob will be conducting day tours into the land of uncrowded warm water waves just south of the boarder in beautiful Baja California.

     Kahuna Bob provides ground transportation from San Diego County in the new "Kahuna mobile" a comfortable van with a beautiful drive which will take you to the more popular "Muy Famoso" classic surf spots as well as a few secret hidden spots of Northern Baja. This exclusive surf trip has a two person minimum ( six person maximum) and cost $95.00 per surfer which includes two surf sessions, morning and afternoon as well as an included lunch at the La Fonda Hotel/Restaurant. Overnight trips, 3 day tours  as well as complete rentals of all surfing equipment are also available. Don’t miss out on all the fun this year. Call for your reservations today as they do book early. Trips begin September 10, 2002. For more details or information on available trips call us toll free at 1-800-KAHUNAS, 760-721-7700 or you can email us at: bob@kahunabob.com   Aloha, Kahuna Bob

    I just had the pleasure of spending the Holiday season break with my family on Oahu’s famous North Shore with my longtime friend, Fred Patacchia Sr. and his family, including my Godson Frederick Patacchia Jr.  We were not only on the North Shore, but we were lodging like Kings in the nicest home on Sunset Beach!  We felt the warm embrace of their Aloha Spirit and we made many new friends along the way.  The surf, as you might imagine, was pumping 24-7!     The view from the porch was unbelievable!  If you looked to your right you saw Sunset Beach with heaving huge thick peaks followed by rainbow sprays.  A glance out front brought Kammieland and Stonies into focus with softer waves by North Shore standards but by So Cal standards mighty good!   And then looking to my left it’s the Rocky Point air show and barrel riding contest.  We are talking died and went to heaven views
    Rusty, (my son) and I rode bikes to Pipeline one day to see Jamie O’Brian dismantle the other guys in the final of the Pipeline Masters.  It wasn’t even close.  Sunny, Bruce and Kalani were all scrambling for second after Jamie nailed down 3 consecutive backside barrels in a row, each one deeper than the last before they could even score one good wave collectively. 
     In Jamie’s semi heat, he and Bruce eliminated Cory Lopez and Slater, so Cory and Kelly stayed out during the break in an unprecedented two man 30 minute expression session and da guys from Florida killed it!  The highlight of the barrel riding expo was a goofy footed Slater pulling into and out of a pipedream.  It wasn’t until I got home and viewed all of my footage on the TV. that I realized the goofy foot had a white shirt on and that it was the six time World Champ. Even cooler than watching the Pipeline final live though was what I witnessed next.  Because across the Kam Highway from Pipeline sits the Sunset Beach Elementary School where the 3^rd annual All Bus Kickball Tourney had just gotten underway.
     Teams from all over the North Shore were ready to do battle, Hawaiian style.  Bar B Q’s were smoking up a storm and tarps lined the school yard shielding the teams from the hot mid-day tropical sunshine.  As the teams talked pre-game strategy and sipped their chilled beverages the games were about to begin.  They were definitely pumped up!
     The Kickballers, some in the 300 pound and up category battled all day and were still playing as light failed and darkness enveloped the field.  Team “ALL RIP” definitely won the fashion statement award with their green short-shorts and white All Rip T Shirts and battled their way to an overtime loss in the final two 
     Our seventeen days in Hawaii went way too fast but it was 17 days that I will never forget and cannot wait to repeat someday.  I can tell you that the future of professional surfing is in good hands and that the Hawaiians look poised to keep the crown for some time to come.  There is an incredible focus on the North Shore right now and the rest of the world better watch out!
     After living on the North Shore myself in 1976-77 it was wonderful to return and see it so unchanged on a physical level.  There are no strip malls or big buildings.  As a matter of fact it’s as if there had been a 25 year building moratorium.  It is still country, MAHALO.  Well, its more like country with laptops.  I mean why walk out onto the porch and look for yourself when you can bring up Surfline and see the whole North Shore without getting into your car.  Tides, crowd situation, forecasts, data, data, data.  Walk out to the beach and just look?  Who do you think I am?  Greg Noll?
     So, yeah, on one hand its sort of high-tech but on the other hand the best way to get to Waimea Bay for an afternoon of sunning and world class body whomping is on the big ole fat tire bike in your flip flops and trunks on the bike bath that runs through the koa alongside of Kam Hwy.  You should try that sometime. 
     If you would like to see for yourself, I have a DVD of the highlights of our trip where you can see the house firsthand and the VIEW!  For the price of a decent hotel suite, you can land smack dab in the epicenter of modern surfing and have this world class experience for yourself.  PLEASE contact me for further information or contact Big Fred yourself at Sunset Hale Vacation Rentals.  You won’t be sorry and for everything else, there’s always MasterCard!  PRICELESS!