A Visit To S.C. Tikis - General Tiki

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on 05/16/2005 Loaded up with beer and snacks, my brother Chris & I embarked for Santa Cruz in his Tacoma truck late Thursday. We made it there about 7 hours later, a little lighter with the truck bed full of empties, and a bit worn out from the drive. Saturday morning we headed over to Will’s (SCTikiShack’s) place. Will was just back from his morning surf ritual, and he showed us some of the in-progress carvings in his backyard. On the left is a huge hand truck that he uses to move the BIG logs. We headed out to grab some coffee & Will gave us a local tour, including some of his tikis and some really beautiful Victorian homes along the way. Here’s Will on the left & me on the right at the local Trader Joe’s. His Trader Joe’s logo tiki is in the middle. After picking up some rum for the shave ice booth, we headed back to Will’s & loaded up the Tacoma with redwood logs from Will’s private stash. We pretty much maxed out the ¾ ton capacity of the truck. Er… yeah. These will keep me busy for a while. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2dc44f00000016108AbOXDdq1atg After that we headed over to the Aloha Grill for an early lunch. Chongolio met us there & we all chowed down on some great Hawaiian style food. If ever in S.C., be sure to stop by this place. The food was so good. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2fc44d00000016108AbOXDdq1atg Here’s one of Will’s tikis in the corner of the restaurant. He also has a signature tiki illustration on the menu. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e28457a00000016108AbOXDdq1atg Will’s father-in-law Dan was manning the shave ice booth outside the Aloha Grill. It was a warm day with lots of customers. I got one of his “VIP” shave ices, with a little bit of a kick. By the time we hit Salinas I was feeling no pain! Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3f5984a300000016108AbOXDdq1atg Chongolio led us out of town toward the interstate South. On the way, we saw Will’s Jay Moriarty Memorial Tiki. This was a passing shot from the truck, and really does not do this tiki justice. On the left (not shown) are some cliffs with stairs leading down to the beach. There were lots of surfers out that day. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2c457e00000016108AbOXDdq1atg Here’s a parting shot of Santa Cruz coastline from the truck as we headed out. Just another beautiful day in S.C.! Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3f5b84a100000016108AbOXDdq1atg We had a great trip, though brief, and really enjoyed our short time visiting with Will, his family, and Chongolio. Will, thanks a bunch – I owe you one fo sho, bro! Cheers! A-A Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d709b3127cceb7de01a5fe890000001010 "Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness." -Pablo Picasso [ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2005-05-16 13:10 ]

Loaded up with beer and snacks, my brother Chris & I embarked for Santa Cruz in his Tacoma truck late Thursday. We made it there about 7 hours later, a little lighter with the truck bed full of empties, and a bit worn out from the drive.

Saturday morning we headed over to Will’s (SCTikiShack’s) place. Will was just back from his morning surf ritual, and he showed us some of the in-progress carvings in his backyard. On the left is a huge hand truck that he uses to move the BIG logs.

We headed out to grab some coffee & Will gave us a local tour, including some of his tikis and some really beautiful Victorian homes along the way. Here’s Will on the left & me on the right at the local Trader Joe’s. His Trader Joe’s logo tiki is in the middle.

After picking up some rum for the shave ice booth, we headed back to Will’s & loaded up the Tacoma with redwood logs from Will’s private stash. We pretty much maxed out the ¾ ton capacity of the truck. Er… yeah. These will keep me busy for a while.

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2dc44f00000016108AbOXDdq1atg

After that we headed over to the Aloha Grill for an early lunch. Chongolio met us there & we all chowed down on some great Hawaiian style food. If ever in S.C., be sure to stop by this place. The food was so good.

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2fc44d00000016108AbOXDdq1atg

Here’s one of Will’s tikis in the corner of the restaurant. He also has a signature tiki illustration on the menu.

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e28457a00000016108AbOXDdq1atg

Will’s father-in-law Dan was manning the shave ice booth outside the Aloha Grill. It was a warm day with lots of customers. I got one of his “VIP” shave ices, with a little bit of a kick. By the time we hit Salinas I was feeling no pain!

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3f5984a300000016108AbOXDdq1atg

Chongolio led us out of town toward the interstate South. On the way, we saw Will’s Jay Moriarty Memorial Tiki. This was a passing shot from the truck, and really does not do this tiki justice. On the left (not shown) are some cliffs with stairs leading down to the beach. There were lots of surfers out that day.

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3e2c457e00000016108AbOXDdq1atg

Here’s a parting shot of Santa Cruz coastline from the truck as we headed out. Just another beautiful day in S.C.!

Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db37b3127cce91fc3f5b84a100000016108AbOXDdq1atg

We had a great trip, though brief, and really enjoyed our short time visiting with Will, his family, and Chongolio. Will, thanks a bunch – I owe you one fo sho, bro!

**Cheers!

A-A**

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"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness."
-Pablo Picasso

[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2005-05-16 13:10 ]

Post #159300 by Aaron's Akua on 05/16/2005