Drove down to spend 4 days with my honey in Santa Cruz over the Father's Day weekend and really had an exceptional time with him and in the area. The first night I arrived, he took me for a bicycle ride to the Boardwalk, which was pleasantly stimulating, and made me want to do it more. Dinner was seafood alfredo and salad, which was just what I needed.
Friday I spent his work hours wending up the coast. then we walked around town with Bob, drinking tea, eating burgers, and hearing Eddie Money at the Boardwalk, Saturday we hiked in the redwoods, snoozed by the river, and scouted our next-day's logistics, Sunday was the best, as you'll see.
I am going to start by just showing you my day while Jeffery was working, because I saw so much, it'll fill a post all by itself.
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| Cows |
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| The Coast at Greyhound Rock |
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| Cypress |
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| Beach flora |
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| Greyhound Rock with floral foreground |
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| Big Basin State Park with driftwood piles |
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| shadow selfie; arranged to make me look slim |
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| I'm going to walk around this marsh. |
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| More local flora |
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| Looking back towards the beach. The varied eco-systems in this one area was fascinating. |
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| I call these rattlesnake grasses. |
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| Isn't this a pretty meadow? |
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| Tree with Spanish Moss |
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| red berry plant |
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| one of the bridges I crossed |
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| Serene scene |
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| another pretty view looking towards the ocean |
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| Sit and rest a while |
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| For some reason, the texture of this tree's bark reminded me of some of the bad-patterned slacks my Dad used to wear. |
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| Another view of the tree with the Spanish Moss |
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| there's a bird in the tree; a gray one. |
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| Moon and pinecones; or are they cypress cones? |
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| These grasses were waving in a breeze, and I watched for quite a while because it was lovely to see. |
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| Into the fog, with an enticement I didn't expect. |
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| Pigeon Point Lighthouse up close |
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| The Lighthouse from a distance |
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| Crashing surf seems to want to grab the fisherman off the rocky outcropping |
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| Headed away from the ocean to Pescadero, leaving the fog behind |
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| Pescadero Community Hall; a restoration project |
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| church in Pescadero |
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| Back to the foggy seashore |
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| If you don't get out of your car, you might miss something wonderful, so I donned a sweatshirt and took a tour |
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| A tide pool series of three states of wetness |
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| This guy's Mom was yelling at him to GET BACK! I felt as she did! |
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| Sea washed pebble beach |
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| see the tiny polished pebbles? |
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| Love this! |
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| The fog is ebbing and the day is heating up |
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| Windsurfers ahead! |
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| This surfer on the water actually flew in the air after one wave jump |
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| This lady was almost lifted off her feet by the pull from the kite as she prepped to surf |
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| At Davenport, the sea was so beautiful |
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| So were the wildflowers |
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| The Whale City Bakery artwork |
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| I found the nude beach! |
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| and the nude beach is one of the prettiest beaches |
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| I snapped this photo of the fellow sitting above the beach because he just sat there looking. (smile!) |
More later, phew! This was a long post. Such a day I had!
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