Submitted by Opal Rivers
Kanaloa Surf Beach, Poison Apple (172,125,21) – Moderate
This beach was created with a masterful hand, and yet using
the restraint that only a true artist can achieve. Your arrival point dunks you in the water,
but a short wade through the water to the shore will not hurt anyone. Besides, that’ll teach you not to teleport to
a beach sim with high heels on. Kanaloa
Surf Beach has a gentle motion of the tide, the gulls flying overhead, and the
soothing sounds of the shore all make this beach one for your landmark
files. This simplistic beach has the
most realistic sand texture that I have seen in Second Life (SL). The beach vibe is artfully created to portray
a realistic beach for surfers to enjoy, with no lag or long rezzing to be
found.
There are many unique
features of this beach. First and
foremost are the waves. They are Maoli
Tahiti Break. The ample surf area is a
smooth ride for all surfers on the multiple waves that run with a good
frequency. You must be a group member
to rez a surf board. However, there are
multiple surf board rezzers for everyone to enjoy. The buildings and social gathering areas are
an eclectic mix of beach-worn buildings to tropical grass huts. There are even a few strategically located
abandoned locomotive engines around the sim.
Even the beach loungers are uniquely creative. All these areas create social gathering areas
to inspire the gathering of surfers and friends after a long day of enjoying
the waves. There is this unique carousel
that looks harmless enough, until it starts to move at full speed. I wish I would have held on tightly. Next to this is the hip hop club that is
actively used. The name of the nightclub
on the sim is Club Sole. There is also a landmark board to teleport to the store associated with the group called the
Sole Shop. Here there are many freebies
for group members. The owner of the sim
is a Japanese avatar named Wataru Shore. I managed to have a brief interview with
him despite the language difficulties.
Wataru explained to me that he loves the ocean and is a real live
surfer. It was his intention to create a
realistic sim with wonderful waves for people to enjoy. Enjoyable is the best word for this sim. 
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