Showing posts with label Surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surfing. Show all posts

Apr 17, 2020

California Surf Museum in Oceanside

Longboards, shortboards, surfboards - lots of boards really. The California Surf Museum is worth checking out if you find yourself in beautiful Oceanside, California. Founded in 1986, this small museum highlights the history of surfing with a variety of memorabilia on display. 

California Surf Museum OceansideOne highlight includes Bethany Hamilton's shark bitten surfboard. She was the young surfer who lost her arm to a shark attack in 2003, which became the subject of the film Soul Surfer

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

Soul Surfer Surfboard
Bethany Hamilton's shark bitten surfboard.

California Surf Museum Oceanside
California Surf Museum Oceanside
California Surf Museum Oceanside





California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside
California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

California Surf Museum Oceanside

Jul 16, 2018

On the Space Coast: Cocoa Beach, Florida

With its relaxed vibe, Cocoa Beach is a beautiful community to explore on Florida's Space Coast. Located just south of Cape Canaveral, on a clear day you can see some of the launch pads along the coastline. Naturally, Cocoa Beach experienced substantial growth as the space race accelerated during the 1960s. The community even held parades for astronauts here after manned space flights. While today surfing continues to be a popular draw, there's still a small chance of running into an astronaut here (or at least someone who works at Kennedy Space Center).
 
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast


Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Pier


Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast


Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast


Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast

Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast
Cocoa Beach Florida Space Coast