They came for the contest and stayed for the weirdness. California can be a hell of a good time with the right attitude — even in the depths of summer insanity and crowds. Quiksilver had the right idea. Take little road trip through time and California with Mikey Wright, Kanoa Igarashi, Zeke Lau and the rest of the Quik team — with a couple throwbacks to the good old Echo Beach days in Newport.