You don’t have to travel far to have an adventure. In fact, you can have the time of your life in your own backyard with the right people.

But sometimes it’s good to set off for somewhere a little further afield. With this homegrown spirit of adventure in mind, I invited my two guy pals on a surfing/camping road trip over beers one evening.

To my surprise, when Thursday morning rolled around, they actually decided to join me.

We loaded three surfboards, two tents and a variety of cameras into one car and headed from San Diego up the Southern California coast.

What did I learn about spending 72 hours with two guys? Read on and find out…