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tales from                                                                                              The unofficial guide to Dana Point




                DANA
                                                                                                                  Issue 31 August 2009
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had the old-tim-
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    12-foot
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            SURF SHOP
beasts an                                                                                              When the Ritz is too Ritzy
                                                                                                        Camp at Doheny Beach
survival
                                                                                                              Local Food & Drink
 or the                                                                                                         Restaurant Guide
shoulder

                            Young Guns boardshort series by Quicksilver. Only at Killer Dana.
When the                              Ritz is tooRitzy
                                                  Dana Point in August.
                                                      Go.                                            See.                                              CAMP AT DOHENY BEACH
   Note from the Publisher
                                                                             Do.
 Were not sure who dubbed the coast of
 Dana Point the California Rivera.                                                             Tiuajana Dogs - Rock & Pop
                                                                                                 4pm                                            Are you looking for something fun
                                                                                                                                                to do? Want to get away? Well
 Sure, its home to many who reside in                                                           Bob Eller live music at Beachfire              look no further than your own
                                                                                                 4pm                                            back yard.
 McMansions and drive leased Bs or Ms

                                              2
 or Ls. And the weather is near perfect.              Sunday
 It is a great tourist-marketing ploy.
 But really, this aint no Monaco, nor
                                                       Dana Point Concerts The Park
                                                       Tiuajana Dogs - Rock & Pop
                                                       4pm
                                                                                            21   Friday
                                                                                                 Hennesseys Happy Hour
                                                                                                 4-7pm
                                                                                                                                                Call the post office put your mail
                                                                                                                                                on hold. Set your TIVO so you
                                                                                                                                                dont miss Judge Judy. Pack up
 Cannes, or even Antibes. There are no                                                                                                          the Camaro and the kids, yes
                                                                                                 Dana Point Movies in the Park                  bring the kids. Leave the ipod and
 world class casinos, no international film            Blue Whale Safari                         Pirates of the Carribbean
                                                       Whale watching and underwater             8:00                                           cell phone at home. Stock up on
                                                       naturalist. Dana Harbor                                                                  water and all those books and
                                                       8am and 1pm                               Green Natives live at the Salt Creek Grille.   magazines you have been putting
                                                                                                 9pm                                            off reading.
                                                       Thursday
                                              6   6    Dana Point Concerts The Park
                                                       Tiuajana Dogs - Rock & Pop
                                                       4pm                                  23
                                                                                                 Sunday
                                                                                                 Chihuahaua Races
                                                                                                 5th Annual races for fastest Chihuahua in
                                                                                                 California
                                                       Sonic Park live at Goodys Tavern         2pm
                                                       8pm
                                                                                                 Dana Point Concerts The Park
                                                       Sunday                                    Tiuajana Dogs - Rock & Pop

                                              69       Surface View ocean, marine life,
                                                       photography and art surfboards.
                                                                                                 4pm


festivals, or night-lit 16th century castle
estates. No Rue du Prada, Avenue de
Versace, Boulevard Bughatti.
                                                        August 23 at Casa Romantica
                                                       10am -10pm daily
                                                       Dana Point Concerts The Park
                                                                                            28   Saturday
                                                                                                 Dana Point Farmers Market
                                                                                                 Fresh produce, baked goods, flowers.
                                                       Bubba & the Bad Dogs                      7-11am
                                                       4pm
Not that we dont love the Rivera. Its                                                          Dana Point Shakespear in the Park              Drive down to Doheny Beach
just not the spirit of this place we call              Friday                                    2:00                                           and camp out under the stars
home, Dana Point.
                                              14       Hennesseys Happy Hour
                                                       4-7pm
                                                                                                 Steve Miller Band at the Coach House
                                                                                                 8pm
                                                                                                                                                (the ones you can see at least.)
                                                                                                                                                Whether you are a first time
                                                                                                                                                camper or an experienced
The real Dana Point, the one most of us                                                                                                         enthusiast, youll find that this
                                                       Dana Point Concerts in the Park

                                                                                            29
live in, is about the simple things. And               Wild Child - Doors Tribute                                                               California State Park offers qual-
                                                       4:30                                      Sunday
a few offbeat things. The beach, good                                                                                                           ity camping facilities in beautiful
surfing and good tacos, great seafood (if                                                        Dana Point Shakespear in the Park              surroundings. Most state park
                                                       Jimmy Van Zant at the Coach House         2:00
you know where to look.) And whales,                   8pm                                                                                      campgrounds are open year-
                                                                                                                                                round, and some offer discounts
a whole season of whales. Live music,                                                            Classical Film Sunday
                                                                                                                                                for off-season camping.
dog-watching at the harbor, and dolphin-
watching at the Doheny. Where do you
go to get the best omelet in town? How
                                              16       Sunday
                                                       Dana Point Concerts The Park
                                                       Jim Curry
                                                                                                 Fight Club- 4th in the film series.
                                                                                                 7pm

                                                                                                 Sunday
                                                                                                                                                Doheny State Beach is two
                                                                                                                                                parks in one - with camping in
about vintage garb or a great tattoo?
Wanna learn to fish, or play the guitar?
                                                       4:30

                                                       Frame of Mind
                                                       Contemporary Reggae and Rock
                                                                                            30   Jazz Brunch featurng Tome Morey
                                                                                                  at Salt Creek Grill
                                                                                                 11am-3pm
                                                                                                                                                the southern area (with some
                                                                                                                                                campsites only steps away
                                                                                                                                                from the beach) and day use in
Or just find the perfect cliff lookout and             7pm                                                                                      the northern area, where there
soak in the views. Its all here.
                                                       Concerts The Park
                                                                                                                                                                                                         2
Not to be missed! The Butterfy Garden.
                                                                                     Located at the entrance to the park, native
    is a five-acre lawn with picnic

    Surfing is popular, but is restrict-
                                                                                     butterfly species are a delight to watch.
    facilities and volleyball courts.

    ed to the north end of the beach.

    Theres a heap of outdoors recre-
    ation available in the vicinity such
    as hiking, swimming, playing golf,
    and fishing, So running out of fun
    things to do wont happen.

    Playing golf is lots of fun at Black
    Gold Golf Club. Camping out
    positively is a great thing to do,
    and Doheny State Park in Cali-
    fornia is the outdoors at its most                                                                                             Doheny is the best beach to
    excellent.                                                                                                                     learn how to surf at in

                                              Every August Brings the
                                                                                                                                   California.
    The warmest time of the year
    brings highs in the 80s to Doheny        Whitey Harrison Outrigger                                                            The waves are slow paced
    and lows in the 60s.                     Canoe Classic.                                                                       with people of all ages from
                                                                                                                                   4 to 80 surfing together. The
    Speaking of the 60s there is             Come and cheer over 1,000                                                            wave provides you the perfect
    a great trail, called the Joplin          paddlers from California as                                                          formula that enables you to
    trail. No pun, well actually there        they compete in this long-                                                           stand up and have long excit-
    was.                                                                                                                           ing rides on the very first day
                                              distance outrigger canoe
                                                                                                                                   you surf.

    Location The beach is on Del
                                              paddle from Dana Point to
                                              Laguna Beach.                                                                        Doheny is one of the best
    Obispo/Dana Harbor Drive,                                                                                                      waves for beginning surfers
     approximately one mile north of                                                                                               in California. Very slow and
    I-5 and about three miles from                                                                                                 sloping, it has been a hogs
    San Juan Capistrano Mission.                                                                                                   hotbed since the earliest days
    Well first you better make a           Some serious and not-so-serious moments                                                 of the sport. Today you can
    reservation because others have        during the Whitney Harrison Outrigger                                                   find the same arching style
    already thought of this, believe it    Canoe Classic.                                                                          popular back in the 1930s be-
    or not! There is a whole world out                                                                                             ing performed at Doheny. The
    there untouched by many.                                                                                                       wave refracts off of a dry rock,
                                                                                                                                   then reels right and left to a
     Before you make a reservation,                                                                                                sandy beach. Best at about
    you will need to have the following                                                                                            four feet on a consistent
    info.                                                                                                                          south swell, it doesnt break
                                                                                                                                   in the winter because it lies
    Park selections                                                                                                               in the shadow of Dana Point
    Date you wish to start camping                                                                                                to the north. When the river
    Type and size of camping                                                                                                      mouth is flowing (to the south
      equipment                                                                                                                    of the main peak), you can
    Number of people that will occupy                                                                                             get fast tubes once youve
     the campsite                                                                                                                  been properly immunized
    Number of nights you wish to                                                                                                  against hepatitis and cholera.
     camp
    Alternative park and camping date                                                                                             The site of a historic surfing
     choices                                                                                                                       break, it is not unlikely to
    Your phone number                                                                                                             see salty-faced octogenarians
    Method of payment                                                                                                             sharing rides with younger
    Mailing address                                                                                                               surfers on languid summer
                                                                                                                                   evenings.
    What are you waiting for, pick up
    that phone!
3
Local Food & Drink
                                                                                                                                    Beach Cities Pizza
                                                                                                                                       We Deliver!              949-647-3522
  BEACHFIRE CAFE
Pick of the week & why we love it!
                                                                          Brio Tuscany Grill    24050 Camino Del Avion
  I   am breaking out of this economic slump and going out for
  dinner! Our perpetually beautiful days, clear cool nights and
                                                                          949.466.3685          briorestaurant.com


  knock-out sunsets deserve to be toasted amongst friends.                Casanova Ristorante   33585 Del Obispo
  Beachfire is just the place to meet for its cool artsy beach atmo-      949.563.2154          casinovaristorante.com
                                 sphere and crowd pleasing menu.

                               Those of us who didnt qualify for         Chronic Tacos         34255 Pacific Coast Highway
                               any federal cashola will love thenew       949.495.9564          tchronictacos.com
                               Bailout Menu.
                                                                          Dana Kai              24050 Camino Del Avion
                                For $12.95 you may choose from
                                                                          949.489.5877           danakai.com
                               coconut crusted tilapia, lobster tacos,
  or my fave- the plate lunch of skewered skirt steak and skewered
  shrimp, each grilled to perfection, alongside sticky rice and mixed     Gemmellis            34471 Golden Lantern
  greens and served with a yummy teriyaki sauce (ask for some of          949.234.5878          gemmellisrestaurant.com
  the house-made ponzu sauce too!)                                                                                               Call for an
                                                                                                                                appointment
  For dessert we loved the Beachfire Smores  a huge, blistered,         Hennesseys Tavern    34111 La Plaza                     today!
  house-made marshmallow over a crisp graham cracker, drizzled            949.488.0120          hennesseystavern.com            949.496.3315
  with a delicious dark choloate sauce. Between bites we enjoyed
  the d辿cor, the walls are filled with original art for sale by local
                                                                          Lucianas             24312 Del Prado
  artists(even the floors are decorated with the mosaics designed by
                                                                          949.661.1799          lucianas.com                   The best prices in
  local students.) Check out their website for fun daily specials (kids
  eat free on Tuesday) and live music to help you get your groove on!                                                         town!Our hours are
                                                                                                                               8am until the last
                                                                          Marios By The Sea    32454 Golden Lantern              dog leaves.
  Beachfire Restaurant       25001 Dana Drive                             949.240.1976          mariosbythesea.com
  646.496.7310               beachfirecafe.com
                                                                                                                              3045 Pacific Coast
                                                                                                                                  Hwy #112
                                                                          Proud Marys          34698 Golden Lantern            Dana Point, CA
                                                                          949.388.7581          proudmaryrestaurant.com             92629
                                                                                                                                                       Before     After
                                                                          Salt Creek Grille     32802 Pacific Coast Highway
                                                                          949.661.7799          saltcreekgrill.com                                   before     after
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