THESE are a few photos taken on the Straits of Juan de Fuca by Jeffrey Vaughan; and, actually, I have more. The problem is, it’s not cool to publish photos where the location is obvious, even if the spot is nowhere near secret (oh, it might be somewhere near a secret spot). So, I surf these spots, too; and don’t really need anyone suddenly thinking this might be a destination other than, say, Westport. NOOOOOO! Even rideable waves are soooooo rare.
Besides, it’s not like thousands of wave-starved surf enthusiasts are going to catch a ferry and head many miles west northwest just because they saw something on my site.
SOOOOOOO, I’m going to do a flash posting, Saturday, 9pm Pacific Daylight Savings Time, featuring some very pretty photos at a spot easily recognizable to those who have been skunked at the very beach. I’ll delete the photos around 11:35, since anyone up will probably be seeing if Saturday Night Live is new, a rerun, or any way funny.
ORRRR, maybe a few city crews, spurred on by the images and hoping the forecasts and the buoy readings are wrong, might just be loading up for that first ferry.
UPDATE: I did post the other photos. They were great. And, like the fickle waves we seek, they’re gone.
Real Surfers 
Hola!
My friends live in good old Oregon and I have been there to surf with them. I can see your situation…
On one hand, you do not want to create a crowd. But the truth is that people want convenience. When I tell them that I am going up north to surf they ask why I am not going to Costa Rica instead?
Few get the overall experience but just in case…be wary of attracting more Floridians or wave starved college kids!