You can stay here in So Cal and watch bikini's or go North for the job and paddle with whales and stuff. Tough choice as long as you don't mind rain too. Here is a little video I always like to watch occasionally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOjtv639c38
Then again, after the recent White Shark fatality in your neck of the woods paddling with Orca's may not be all that bad!
Mickey