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you go to find what you want to see. heavens almighty spare yourself from becoming the salt-crusted local. the uppity cat who sits way outside, shooting daggers with his eyes at every murph who dares tread his turf. go and search, do what you can, and chances are it'll make you happy. it might even fill you with a bit more aloha for your fellow man. whether or not you are intent on a destination, consider your path well. concentrate more on the getting there then the end result, and the whole ordeal will be a much more righteous happening. if you're stressing about getting from point a to point b in a certain time, you'll miss all the cool shit off to the side of said route. three buddies in a van ambling down the coast will be trailing laughs. sour-sam, booking it alone to get there on time to sneak in an extra arvo session, will lose one experience for another. same with the big metal birds; stopovers and long routes just give you more opportunities to explore and relax.
here's further consideration for your venture: your trips cost. not monetary, lord knows all surfers are materially poor sorts. but the cost on the environment. to me this is virtually the same as wiping your ass when you get off the toilet. you don't want to be cruising around covered in poopie. making your travel carbon neutral is similar, wipe after you go so everythings not covered in crap. confusing? you too simple? a smart hombre named David Suzuki can break it down for you here: www.davidsuzuki.org.
so here's calculations: a trip to my favorite zone on the coast is something like 205.77 kms away. give or take a few .05's for spot checking. this produces about 57 kilos of co2. not to mention costs about 60$ (fuck you again Bush, i hope you get run over by a car.) three of us in the ride it's 38 kilos each, round trip. considering the average tree consumes 21 kilos of co2 a year, i plant two trees i feel good. planting them has other great kickers too, it can prevent coastal erosion, help filter toxins out of runoff, maybe make a fruit or two, and it would just hang out and not talk shit about anyone.
now the new york trip i'm off on? 32,017kms and 7,219 kilos of co2. just cause you get there and eat a vegan sprout-burger it don't make you any better then the dude eating burger king. this trip is a fuckload of trees for me to plant. alternatively you can buy carbon credits, plenty of organizations sell them. if you poor as me, buy bits over time. make sure you do you research first and try to find what the money your paying goes to.
negatory vibe aside, go. do it. search and see. just do it intellegently. I happened to stumble upon the spot in the adjoining image. the caption says 'rincon is where you find it.' i say you're freaking right it is...
visit the referenced site (www.davidsuzuki.org) for carbon calculators, carbon vendors and other smart mumbo-jumbo.