Comments on: IS IT SURFING TIME YET? http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/ (snowboarding blog / surfing blog / Vancouver blog / Canucks blog / photography blog) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:16:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vancity Allie http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Vancity Allie Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-3024 Dave, yes I would love to. We're definitely going over April long weekend. But I'd like to potentially get a weekend in before that. What do you think about the last weekend in March? Herbert, did you like it? :) Carlos, it's definitely an expensive ordeal. I think if you're serious about surfing it is necessary to have your own board and suit. Last year and the year before I went to Oregon and Washington, but honestly with the price of gas and the 5-8 hour drive... I don't think it's really worth it for how much time you lose. Plus sitting at the border lineup is almost as bad as the ferries sometimes :) I love Seaside and Oswald, don't get me wrong... they are amazing especially in the summer... but I don't see it as a regular thing :) Especially with the exchange rates these days! Tyler, go for it! Go for it! You'd love it :) I love Hornby. Tofino and Hornby are both incredible. UD, yeah! Did you get a chance to play it yet? Kimm, you should! You've already got the other water sports down :) I totally agree with you about the bridge suggestion. That would be incredible and I would have no problem with a toll, even a hefty one! Liv, where did you end up booking for July? Seaside and Oregon are beautiful. It's a loooooong drive. You have to be prepared for it. But if you haven't been there, definitely check it out at least once. The surfing is great, there are lots of places to stay (you have to book in advance, it's completely booked out by locals on the weekends)... and it's typically a couple degrees warmer both in water and air than Tofino. Lovewine, you should get back into it! :) Sounds like a good plan to me! Do you have any old surfing photos of yourself? Dan, yeah the cold is definitely a deterrent. But a good solid wetsuit usually helps ;) I can't say enough about tropical surfing though. If you get a chance to do it, take it! :) Tawcan, hahaha I know. My words totally were used against me. It suddenly decided to snow. Awesome though! Cypress was great yesterday. And yep you should definitely give it a try :) Dave, yes I would love to. We’re definitely going over April long weekend. But I’d like to potentially get a weekend in before that. What do you think about the last weekend in March?

Herbert, did you like it? :)

Carlos, it’s definitely an expensive ordeal. I think if you’re serious about surfing it is necessary to have your own board and suit. Last year and the year before I went to Oregon and Washington, but honestly with the price of gas and the 5-8 hour drive… I don’t think it’s really worth it for how much time you lose. Plus sitting at the border lineup is almost as bad as the ferries sometimes :) I love Seaside and Oswald, don’t get me wrong… they are amazing especially in the summer… but I don’t see it as a regular thing :) Especially with the exchange rates these days!

Tyler, go for it! Go for it! You’d love it :) I love Hornby. Tofino and Hornby are both incredible.

UD, yeah! Did you get a chance to play it yet?

Kimm, you should! You’ve already got the other water sports down :) I totally agree with you about the bridge suggestion. That would be incredible and I would have no problem with a toll, even a hefty one!

Liv, where did you end up booking for July? Seaside and Oregon are beautiful. It’s a loooooong drive. You have to be prepared for it. But if you haven’t been there, definitely check it out at least once. The surfing is great, there are lots of places to stay (you have to book in advance, it’s completely booked out by locals on the weekends)… and it’s typically a couple degrees warmer both in water and air than Tofino.

Lovewine, you should get back into it! :) Sounds like a good plan to me! Do you have any old surfing photos of yourself?

Dan, yeah the cold is definitely a deterrent. But a good solid wetsuit usually helps ;) I can’t say enough about tropical surfing though. If you get a chance to do it, take it! :)

Tawcan, hahaha I know. My words totally were used against me. It suddenly decided to snow. Awesome though! Cypress was great yesterday. And yep you should definitely give it a try :)

]]> By: Tawcan http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 Tawcan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:36:47 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-3020 Damn it Allie it's still ski season!!! I really should give surfing a try one of these days. Damn it Allie it’s still ski season!!!

I really should give surfing a try one of these days.

]]> By: Dan http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 Dan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:40:53 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-3018 Never been surfing.. I suppose if I lived more south it would be great. But up here its more like floating in freezing water while waiting for that one 3 foot wave to finally come. Haha.. nice pics though, definitely makes me anxious for summer. Never been surfing.. I suppose if I lived more south it would be great. But up here its more like floating in freezing water while waiting for that one 3 foot wave to finally come. Haha.. nice pics though, definitely makes me anxious for summer.

]]> By: Lovewine http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Lovewine Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:43:47 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2978 Oh how reading that post makes me miss surfing...I haven't been on a board in over 5 years. That's what you get when you live so far inland. I would love to strap a board to the roof-rack of my '63 wagon and head to the west coast....hmmmm...sounds like I'm making summer plans;) Oh how reading that post makes me miss surfing…I haven’t been on a board in over 5 years. That’s what you get when you live so far inland. I would love to strap a board to the roof-rack of my ’63 wagon and head to the west coast….hmmmm…sounds like I’m making summer plans;)

]]> By: Liv http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Liv Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:16:52 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2975 ah..this post is really making me look forward to my week in tofino in july. I've been wondering about Seaside and surf in Oregon - any experience with that? we were deciding between oregon or tofino this year tofino won out. ah..this post is really making me look forward to my week in tofino in july.

I’ve been wondering about Seaside and surf in Oregon – any experience with that? we were deciding between oregon or tofino this year tofino won out.

]]> By: Kimm http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Kimm Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:10:46 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2974 Each time I see your surfing pictures, it makes me want to learn how to surf even more. They should put a bridge from the mainland to the island sure the smaller islands wouldn't like but its better wakes from the ferries. Toll it so it could pay for all transits whining about lack of $$. Each time I see your surfing pictures, it makes me want to learn how to surf even more.

They should put a bridge from the mainland to the island sure the smaller islands wouldn’t like but its better wakes from the ferries. Toll it so it could pay for all transits whining about lack of $$.

]]> By: Urban Dweller http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2973 Urban Dweller Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:31:45 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2973 Woohoo RE5!!! I'm picking up my copy during lunch and hopefully I can sneak out early and play! Woohoo RE5!!! I’m picking up my copy during lunch and hopefully I can sneak out early and play!

]]> By: Tyler http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 Tyler Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:23:57 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2972 We were thinking about doing a day or two in Tofino i think either on our way back from Hornby or on our way to Hornby this June. Don't surf though but the beaches are AMAZING! As is the camping! Chesterman was too foggy while we were there though, Long beach was nice and sunny as was the beach we camped at (closer to town). Your photos as per usual are awesome! We were thinking about doing a day or two in Tofino i think either on our way back from Hornby or on our way to Hornby this June. Don’t surf though but the beaches are AMAZING! As is the camping! Chesterman was too foggy while we were there though, Long beach was nice and sunny as was the beach we camped at (closer to town).

Your photos as per usual are awesome!

]]> By: Carlos http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Carlos Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:21:35 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2971 Yeah, Tofino is a great place but man, that driving and the ferries and the cost of being there is ridiculous sometimes, especially if you are renting boards and suits. So my friends and I have been going to Seaside OR for long weekends. The exchange rate made it easier on the wallet the last few years but still a great place to get to in 8 hours. And no taxes in Oregon! Cheap wine and booze at the local Safeway. Anyway, I highly recommend going south. Lots of cabins to rent down there if you have a number of people willing to split food and cabin rental. Yeah, Tofino is a great place but man, that driving and the ferries and the cost of being there is ridiculous sometimes, especially if you are renting boards and suits.

So my friends and I have been going to Seaside OR for long weekends. The exchange rate made it easier on the wallet the last few years but still a great place to get to in 8 hours. And no taxes in Oregon! Cheap wine and booze at the local Safeway.

Anyway, I highly recommend going south. Lots of cabins to rent down there if you have a number of people willing to split food and cabin rental.

]]> By: Herbert http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/03/13/is-it-surfing-time-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 Herbert Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:05:58 +0000 http://www.vancityallie.com/?p=357#comment-2970 Picking up copy of RE5 today. Can't wait. Picking up copy of RE5 today. Can’t wait.

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