In search of wind and surf.

Saturday, I decided that I had enough of just feeling the nice breezes coming through the valley. I decided that it was time to go looking for some actual windsurfing conditions. I had heard from some friends that there was some sails over in a lake called Shoreline lake, so hit the nearby park and I rollerbladed around. To my surprise, on that little lake there was some super flat conditions with decent wind. (Around 12-17 knots). I think this will be a great place to try to bring a bunch of friends who are interested in learning the sport. I think it's perfect place to learn the basics and practice the fundamentals. The rental shop on the lake also had pretty decent pricing. (Map)

The rental shop: Silicon Shores @ Shoreline lake.

Sailing on Shoreline beach, nice and flat.

Next I went out to a point out in Pal Alto. It was pretty empty but there was a few people just rigging up. It looked like a place where you'd want to go out with some friends. Not really for me at the moment. (Map)

Pal Alto point (Rigging area)

Someone sailing out of the channel.

Finally I went to Coyote Point (map). This is where Boardsports is located. Oddly enough the name and sign is oddly similar to the place where I bought my rig back in Toronto. I did ask, they are not connected in anyway. It was just coincidence.

Coyote Point was amazing and this is where I found some of the best conditions I've seen since Maui. It was just blasting. The wind speeds were upwards of 25 knots, and according to iWindsurf.com there were gusts up to 35 knots. I'm super excited about this place!!

After talking to really cool shop manager and looking at the gear they had, I headed back to get ready for Nefaur's BBQ.

Unfortunately I did not take any photos, but it was a great time with some good people.

25 knots and some nice chop.

Looking down the shore towards San Fran.

Hey it's Boardsports, but this one is in SF.

To be continued...

Hanging out in South Bay.

Today was Memorial day, and I decided I had to check out a few of the areas I haven't yet. First I made my way to downtown Campbell. (Downtown is a relative term in this case). It was a nice little strip, so I grabbed a water at the local Starbucks and surfed the net.

After that I decided to visit Los Gatos, another small town that I was told about when I was searching for apartments. On my walk around their downtown I ran into a Lotus/Ferrari/Lamborghini dealership. They weren't open but still amazing cars to dream about. One of the Ferrari's had a listing price of 129000 and that was WITHOUT a warrantee... I guess I better start working harder.

Campbell CA

*Drool*

129000... not anytime soon :(

Old school movie theatre.

Settling in

Today I ran a bunch of errands, most importantly I signed a lease on an apartment and a found myself a car I like. I'll be settling things within the next couple of days and hopefully I will have some pictures.

I'll be very happy to stop driving the Mazda 6. Although it is a bigger car by Mazda's standards, it's not for me. I'll be glad to end the month long search for a car.

Tomorrow I should have more to post.
Alex

Temporary Housing

So I just got in from the 7 hours of flying. I had a finally got to my new (temporary) home. Here are some pictures from around the place. I'll be living here until mid April.

Living room, complete with tv, cable and internet.

Full Dining room and kitchen

A look into my new bedroom. The bed is one of the most comfortable beds I've slept on.