Oceanside Pier, California – Photographer – unknown

“Last one in…”

Southern California is a breeding ground for extreme athletes.  With endless days of sunshine, where better to log hour after hour (and mile after mile) at a sport you love and  have a determination to master? This weekend, Oceanside will see its share…

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Ears Plugged? Now, FIRE!

What’s all that noise coming from Camp Pendleton!?! If you didn’t get a lot of sleep last night as a result of the incessant booms, ka-booms, and bada bang bada booms, you may be a little crotchety today. Smart remarks easily roll off your tongue like…

• Smoke em if you got em
• Boys and their toys…
• FIRE IN THE HOLE!
• Guys just wanna to blow stuff up…

So what’s going on over at Camp Pendleton?

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“Privacy guarded with a fervor akin to a Dan Brown novel…”

Many of the Oceanside beaches are sans bluffs (at walk-out level for the beach novice), and blessedly uncrowded. Surprises in architecture abound and variety is welcomed. A “new” Craftsman here, a sleek contemporary showplace there, a cozy bungalow, and…a French seaside village?  You betcha. Perched on rugged boulders and proudly defying the endless rolling surf, if you know where to look…..

“A 76-year-old gate guarded community nestled amid a lagoon, the sea and a halo of mystery…”

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