The gentle waves make
Seal Beach a great place
to learn to surf. M&M
Surfing School (%714-
846-7873; http://www.surfingschool.
com; 1hr/3hr group lesson
$45/65, wetsuit/surfboard
rental $15/25; c) parks
their van in the lot just
north of the pier, off
Ocean Ave at 8th St.The Drive » Past a short
bridge farther south along Hwy
1, drivers drop onto a mile-long
spit of land known as Sunset
Beach, with its biker bars and
harborside kayak and stand-
up paddle boarding (SUP)
rental shops. Keep cruising
Hwy 1 south another 6 miles
past Bolsa Chica State Beach
and Ecological Reserve to
Huntington Beach Pier.3 Huntington Beach
In ‘Surf City USA,’ SoCal
obsession’s with wave
riding hits its frenzied
peak. There’s a statue of
Hawaiian surfer Duke
Kahanamoku at the
intersection of Main St
and PCH, and if you look
down, you’ll see names of
legendary surfers in the
sidewalk Surfers’ Hall
of Fame (www.hsssurf.com/
shof/). A few blocks east,
the International Surfing
Museum (%714-960-3483;
http://www.surfingmuseum.org; 411
Olive Ave; suggested donation
$2; hnoon-5pm Mon & Wed-Fri,
noon-9pm Tue, 11am-6pm Sat
& Sun) honors those same
legends. Then join the
crowds on the Huntington
Beach Pier, where youTRIP HIGHLIGHTPAUL HEBERT/ICON SMI/CORBIS ©
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