You were on the wrong side of the point!
I inspected the last tie in weld on the All American on the point above the plant in 1990. Me and the xray crew, who was really BIG guys from Alaska headed over to the place. There were a lot of cars at the parking spot above the beach. We were looking down and you could see a lot of skin. Being young and adventurous, down we went.
About half way down the trail got a little vague so we took what looked like the better worn path. the three of us came out on the beach and we were on the, manly man side.
Seeing we were on the WRONG beach, we headed down toward a rocky point. Crossed over the rocky point, and there we were.
No, the best we saw was a 5, and that was a stretch. But three from the sticks seeing all that, after seeing all THAT, it was a experience.
You could see we were out of place, the locals were not friendly, except for the ones on the LEFT side of the beach so we climbed out, left and headed up to Solvang and had a beer.
Or two.
I also have a story about seeing goats breeding in a market and midget lesbians in Tucson.
Welding will take you to a LOT of interesting places.
Oh yeah, was that Point Aguerro? OK, so I was on the wrong side of the point, at Gaviota beach. Apparently you too have witnessed the carnage to the eyes of that sandy cliff trail. Now, back in the '70s, Zuma beach below Malibu was WORLD CLASS EYE CANDY! And this was before implant technology. BTW, There is no greater pain than sunburn on the main vein!
Been on gigs from Mojave to Maine, Montana to Matagordo Bay. I only have Alaska yet to visit and close out the list on all 50 states. Only worked in a dozen or so (7 in one year!), but ya manage to see a lot of the good ol USA getting to them. Was in Solvang for the grand opening of the Holiday Inn there. It may have changed hands since then but it is the hotel with the giant rearing horse sculpture in the foyer. Any way, the manager seemed to take a liking to me and kept hounding me to bring my friends to the Bar....I finally caved in and have not had the nerve to show my self in there for the past 24 years...my road whore buddys did not leave a favorable impression on the staff or the Solvang Constabulatory...I think she really liked me and could have made her my temporary "Road Wife", until that fateful night... Oh well!