Bruce "Snake" Gabrielson and Friends
Long Awaited Retirement Surf Trip
February Through April 2012

I retired from my engineering job in November and this was my chance to have an endless summer "sort of" by missing winter in Maryland and visiting my homies in Huntington Beach and all along the West Coast clear to Washington. There were so many pictures of friends that I can't show all of them. Below are a few of the many. I tried to keep them in a reasonable time sequence. Northern California and Oregon are in the next picture set.


Mike Allen Paddle Out
The first week I arrived in HB one of my old friends had a heart attack and died. This was a sad way to start my trip.
Huntington Beach Pier


It was a small group of close friends and relatives that said goodby.

Things got better after this event.


Chuck Linnen rode with me down to the heritage Museum
I donated Dale Velzy's original shaping stall lights and a template
San Clemente - February 2012