Lou works with a couple of local surfers who assist him in his classes. Ryan is a 22-year-old surfer gal who sings in a band when not surfing and has a smile that literally bursts out of her when particularly happy surf thought breaks over her mind.

Billy is a 27-year-old business owner (G-Bolt, a company that makes and sells accessories for wake boards) who assists Lou in his spare time for some extra geld. He is also constantly smiling; actually his face looks like it hurts when he isn't grinning

These two were like all surfers I met in that it was easy to see that one thing a surfer loves is anything to do with surfing. They are constantly looking for next wave, a tireless and endless pursuit that seems to them like a natural extension of breathing.

At one point in my day I had asked Ryan if she ever got tired of talking about surfing. She looked at me like I was insane and explained that it was something inside of her, "a drive." Lou had recently been instructing a few Air Force Lieutenants, one of whom observed to him that he was constantly in water, working in it all day, then playing in it; his response to this was that they should think of him as, "an ocean going mammal. I come out of ocean to feed, sleep and one other thing. Then I'm back in water." These guys live to surf and when your class starts you will feel that desire coming off them in waves, and I guarantee you, it is infectious.

My beginners class started with a hefty dose of safety instruction. Ryan was very clear and adamant about potential dangers to be faced in water. Although I never felt any fear of any of things covered when I was actually in water, they do an excellent job of making possible dangers very clear to those who know nothing of ocean.

Everything was covered; from holding your board properly, moving around with it safely in water, and any potentially dangerous ocean fauna you might bump into. Ryan had an instant rapport with kids, and although she allowed their occasional digression, she was expert at bringing them back to task at hand and keeping their attention. If I were going to put my kid into a school to learn how to surf, these folks would be ones I'd want teaching them; safety was a huge priority and yet I don't feel that kids ever thought they were being talked down to. Ryan almost went out of her way to scare us all a bit, to make us know we were participating in a sport that could be dangerous, and in a potentially perilous place as well, although it was all a bit overplayed for awareness:

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The morning is bitterly chilly and everyone is huddled in warm-ups over swimsuits, sipping hot coffee from local's favorite before hitting-the-water hangout. I wrap my hands completely around my cup of Mexican Baja Java or something of that sort to keep my fingers warm.

The sun makes its break from clouds and it's hotter than blazes! San Diego likes to tease. Each morning it looks like there will be a downpour like you've never seen and that whole day will be ruined. But as usual, sun makes its debut and viola! instant year 'round paradise! However, a word of warning for you. Once again, San Diego likes to tease its visitors. Don't let hot sun fool you for it doesn't warm Pacific Ocean. Trust me, I found out hard way! On a previous trip, after traveling for hours to get to coastline, I mad-dashed it and plunged in headfirst only to face cruel reality that water temperature was only in '60s and not '80s of Atlantic and Caribbean that I'm used to.

Our driver Don from Beach Limo pulls up in his shiny-as-glass car right on time. They say not to judge a book by its cover and this is definitely true with Don. He looks like one of lead characters in movie, "The Godfather", but is as gentle as a teddy bear with a great sense of humor. My daughter Candy plays with car's controls as Don patiently drives us to shores of La Jolla.

Surf Diva is located a short walk from beach. We hear commotion of construction workers as they race to beat deadline of Surf Diva's new expansion to 2,000 square foot location just below their current boutique.

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