Shimoda Part 1

Took a road trip down to the town of Shimoda, a small town at the bottom of the Izu penninsula. Wasn't exactly sure what to expect out there, but I was pleasantly surprised with the town, the landscape, the beaches, and more importantly the surf.
Much of the landscape reminded me of a mix of big sur, carmel, and hawaii, only without all of the sharks and angry locals.


Not my photo, this is a screenshot from google earth, a great way to scout out new areas.


Driving north through Shizuoka, Fuji-san towers over most of the surrounding landscape. This is not a great photo of Fuji but I had to grab a quick pic of the view from gas station along the main highway.


View from rest stop #1.


View from rest stop #2. After a 5 hour drive I was ready to run straight down the cliff and into the water asap.


Shirahama, lit "white beach" was the first stop. Small waves and prevailing offshore wind.


I can add this one to my collection of ill-posed photos of me pulling into rock-wave-tube formations. Am I the only one who does this?


Offshore 1-foot perfection at Shirahama.


Our pension, "Island Avenue", great views, great food, close to the beach, perfect!



Downtown Shimoda shop.



Iritahama beach exploring.


Course #4 of a 5-course dinner, and Kirin # 823 of the weekend.



Nice afternoon surf at Ohama beach, there are a variety of nooks and crannies for waves to sneak in and do their thing, this is just one of them.



Me on the leftbowl looking to perform an "action"