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The search for the perfect wave just got easier: The Wavehouse’s ready-made 10-foot surf makes it a beach bum’s paradise.
If you’re not a rock climbing enthusiast, recent box office smash “127 Hours” may have you even less enthused about a foray into the world of sharp, jagged rocks. Luckily, the Mesa Rim Climbing and Fitness center has the 52 feet and highstakes adrenaline of “Southern California’s Largest Indoor Climbing Gym,” minus the part where you saw your arm off after a 900-pound boulder crushes it beneath you.
If you’ve spent most of your college years honing your pseudo-warrior skills with video games like “Call of Duty-Modern Warfare 2”, it’s time to crank it up a notch and head over to Camp Pendleton — for paintball, that is. About a 40-minute drive north, hidden eight miles inside the navy base and open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., this paintball park has the intensity and realism only a United States Marine base can offer.
Under 99 Gazillion Served: Hodad’s Burgers
Written by Sarah Robinson
Nestled in the heart of Ocean Beach, 30 minutes from UCSD lies a burger joint primed to give In-N-Out a run for its fast-earned money. It’s hard to ignore the allure of Hodad’s “world’s best burgers” — founded in 1969, it’s a critic’s darling, named one of CNN’s Top 5 burger joints last year and featured (read: gushed about) on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” only two years ago.
