Surfing, Ferry, Bike Rentals & Parking - The REBarCampOC Details You Need to Know

Are you using REBarCamp OC as an excuse for a Southern California vacation (and really, who could blame ya)?  Here are a few details that may help your planning:

• Parking in Newport Beach near the pier (event site) will require quarters, lots of quarters. Approximately $1.00 per hour. There is free parking throughout Newport Beach on the side streets, but may be hard to come by during the summer. Good Luck!
• If you rent a bike, make sure to rent a lock as well. Stolen bikes on the peninsula are as common as Fail Whales.
• Ride your rented bike (and lock) to the Wedge and eavesdrop on the tourists who think they know all about the beach and how the wave breaks. Only the locals really understand the mystery of the Wedge.
• If you are interested in body surfing check out the Wedge - but don’t go in if the waves are big and you really don’t know what you are doing - it can be deadly. Seriously. The best board surfing is at 18^th street and the River Jetties or 52^nd street.
• The best kept secret in Newport Beach is the ferry ride across the bay from Balboa Island to the Peninsula - $2.00 RT on foot and $2.50 RT on a bike. Don’t get caught on the other side because it stops running at midnight.
• 2^nd best dive bar on the Peninsula is The Balboa Saloon - cheap beer, darts and a pool table. The bartenders have worked there over 20 years…tell Eric we said hello.
• www.visitnewportbeach.com does a great job of filling in the rest of the details.

Bar Camp at the Beach is Coming!

Save the Date - June 25th, for Bar Camp at the Beach. We may be setting a record for the shortest advance warning on a RE Bar Camp but we’ll pull it off. The venue is booked, the website is up, and sponsorship is coming in. Registration will be open soon…stay tuned for details. To stay in the loop, be sure to follow @REBarCampOC on Twitter. We’ll be announcing all new blog posts and relevant information via Twitter as it is available.

Our venue is the Blue Beet Cafe, located just steps from the Newport Beach pier (pictured above).  The venue’s not so fancy (maybe we should call this DiveBarCamp?), but the relaxed environment and beauty of Newport Beach should be the perfect backdrop for some great conversations.  And, hey, its finally a BarCamp at a bar!   The half baked session at the end of the day might take on some extra meaning.