Claudia Vandermolen
welfare worker
“Pismo. It’s people friendly, and it services the families—parents and kids.”
Nick Busque
student
“Nanakuli, on the west side of O’ahu. I bodyboard, and the barrels there are good sometimes.”
Leann Kuhl
homemaker
“Avila, because you’re generally not socked in as much there. It’s shielded. The wind is a little calmer, plus they have the park and the farmers market there.”
Dennis “Bart” Theiler
casino employee
“Crystal Lake in Northern Wisconsin. It’s got a beach all the way around it, and the whole lake is aqua-colored water. You can see for 30 feet. You can’t beat that.”
This article appears in Jul 16-23, 2009.