There & Back Again - a Maclean Tale - Part 3

After just a while at the shop on Tuesday, the 4 of us headed to Newport Beach! This was basically the best beach in the US we've ever been to - tons of soft sand, bigger waves, and somehow, fewer people! Chad & Juan braved what's known to locals as "The Wedge". It's an area of beach where the waves break right onto the sand, so if you get stuck in the wrong place, you get a giant wave slamming you into the sand with no cushion at all. The waves there can get enormous, but fortunately (in Erika & Debbie's mind fortunately) they were smaller those days. The guys still got pretty pounded, but they seemed to think that was part of the fun. The ladies were just happy they made it out with nothing broken. But it was great times with the Johnstons, just walking around, hanging out on the beach for 2 days, and chatting in our hotel for one night.


Juan & Chad, happy to be alive after their run-ins with the wedge


Oh look it's Brangelina! Wait no, it's Chadika! We love these rock stars.


Sometimes they ditched us for strangers with crazy facial hair. Who ARE these people?

We got to see the sun set over the ocean, only available on the West Coast.





Did we mention that we love these Johnstons?