Post #330183 by Cammo on Tue, Sep 4, 2007 4:32 PM

The first Chop of all time was at South Mission Beach in August of last year, almost exactly one year ago. I had it under the "San Diego Tiki Club" thread.

It was REALLY FUN. The lifeguards didn't hassle us, and I just made a big pile of sand to rest my log on. You can drink on SD beaches until 8:00, but no glass. The beach has shells, which a lot of SD beaches don't. There's a Hawaiian BBQ place about 1 mile away. Clean, new bathrooms. We can put up all the popups we want. Parking is easy.

Everybody on the beach came up and said hi; kids, parents, girls, guys, and everybody wanted to either try carving or know more about it. It was way more interactive than even the Oasis Chop. Nobody has anything to do at the beach once they get there, so they are drawn as if by a magnetic force. The only thing I'd watch now is not to get your log sandy, it won't do your nicest chisels any good. And I don't think they want Tiki Torches around.

There are about 5 firepits, too. Get one earlier in the day and you got it all night. Hotdogs, Jiffy-Pop & guitars.