Vacation day 2

Well, looky here! I am finally posting about day 2 of my vacation. Day 2 my plan was to drive along Highway 1 from Cambria, Ca to Monterey, Ca where I would find someplace to spend the night. The plan was to stop at every beach I could find. The day started cloudy and misty. It stayed cloudy and misty ALL DAY! I believe that Hwy 1 is very scenic, especially if someone else is driving!

The beaches in this part of California are pebbly as opposed to sandy. Here is a sample

Here is the first "wildlife" I saw too=-)

The coast of this part of California is completely different from Florida which is my mail coastal experience. Here are a couple of shots of the coast.

I stopped at several beaches, they were all cool and I picked up lots of rocks--Note: zip lock bags of rocks in your luggage leads to your luggage being searched and the plastic bags being sliced open so you end up with rocks in the bottom of your suitcase! You can find moonstone rocks and pieces of jade. It rocked! HA!

Then I found the beach that the sea lions have taken over as their own. It was like the nature channel Live! There had to be several hundred sea lions hanging out.

These two were practice fighting.

It's hard to explain how cool this experience was. It was one I would do again. You will notice that it is still misty.

Once you commit to being on Hwy 1, you are pretty much locked in. a lot of this area is state property and there are not a lot of bathrooms. I'm just saying-it's important to know.

The further north I went, the hillier it got.

I also got to see one of those regularly photographed double arch bridges.Pretty cool if you ignore how high up it was. I spent the night in Pacific Grove at the Sea Breeze Inn and Cottages. It was a really nice room for a really decent price. Ignoring the fact that I was misted on all day and it was cold and I really hate high, curvy roads with drop offs, it was a

really cool day!

Slacker

Howdy,

Well, I seem to be a real slacker where blog posting is concerned. I am setting a whole bunch of goals for this year, which you will learn about later if you stick with me, but I wanted to try and get into the habit of posting.

I have been busy since November since I last posted. I went on another vacation, my dad got a dog, all sorts of stuff. So we will start in the next few days me finishing off about the California trip. I kind of wish I was there, I mean they are not having tornadoes. We actually went into the hallway at work and sat on the floor for a half an hour today because the sirens went off. I am happy to say they did not make us curl into balls and cover our heads though=-)

Will post later with day 2 of the vacation. (slacker!)
Dena

Crime!

I am a victim of crime! Had tuckpointing done on the house today and had to leave garage door open so the fellows could get to the electricity. This evening I took out trash and went to garage to bring in heater for the back room and the heater was gone! Now don't get me wrong, I am sure the owner/tuckpointer had nothing to do with the disappearance. He is a good guy and has done other work for Dad and I. He does a great job roofing and such. But the garage door was open and the heater was gone. My cold toes are pretty upset. The rest of me is like, bummer. Anyhoo, I am going to just take it as they will get their return on karma and maybe some poor small child will survive the winter because of the theft. They didn't take anything else in the garage. So it wasn't someone stealing it for the metal, it was next to my bbq grill. Sigh. So how was your day?

I would like to know why just about everyone in my department at work gets time off between now and Christmas and I don't. Oh, that's right! I used my time throughout the year rather than waiting til the last minute so I would not have to cram two weeks off into a month filled with holidays. What was I thinking?

Ok, this post seems to be my grumpy sarcastic Dena. Not cool. I'll try again later. I feel like I should put one of those huge spotlights in my back yard to scare away the criminals.

Ok, hmmm, I say ok way to much, will have to work on that=-) NCIS is on shortly and I feel I should get to sit and watch it since I have had a less than wonderful day.

Will write again soon.

Suprise picture:

Ahhhh, It is a shore bird on 17-Mile Drive near Pebble Beach. This was a day 3 picture. This bird has really great camo against the rock. This was in an area where you are not allowed to pick up rocks or seashells. What a bummer. If anyone goes out to the Montery area, I would suggest doing the 17-Mile Drive. It costs, but has some great stop offs and you get to see sea lions and otters and birds and trees and surfers. Wish I was there. It was sunny and beautiful on Day 3.

Ok, I promise I will do a blog about each vacation day. After I go buy a new heater tomorrow.

Eeek! almost 8.

Ciao for now!

Eeeeeekkkkkkk!

Hello,

Is it wrong for a good Presbyterian woman to pray to Saint Anthony for help finding her keys? I have found all sorts of stuff that I wasn't looking for. My camera case, the remote control, the pair of shoes that are comfy and look decent with work cloths. No keys. Must. Have. Sleep!

I read this other blog thepioneerwoman.com and one of her policies is to try and write something everyday for her readers, so that is what I am attempting, but I am afraid it is going to be really dull until I find those keys! I don't have a picture to go with this, so I will spontaneously pick another vacation photo. Here's hoping it is not blurry! And not another plain beach shot!

Ha! decent shot! I have better of the Sea Lions, but at least it is clear, I figured out how to put it lower in my post and it is day 2 of the vacation, so it is still in order!

Have a great day my friends!

Pause

Ok, I am giving you a vacation photo, because it only seems fair. I have lost my mind, I can't find my bible or my church keys and I know they have to be here somewhere. It is driving me crazy!

Ok, so I just picked a photo without previewing it. I am soooo glad it is a decent one. This is from day 2 of my vacation. I drove up highway 1 from San Simeon to Montery. It rained, well actually it misted ALL day! This was my stop at every beach I could find day. I was damp all day. I saw some really cool stuff and animals which I will post in a full fledged posting later-hopefully tomorrow.

I am going to go search some more. It just so annoys me when I can't find something I know should be right in front of my face. Plus Dad is going to wait at my house tomorrow for my tread mill, poor guy-hopefully it will come early so he can do his other stuff. I have to finish fixing the spot for it too. Sigh. I sooo own to much stuff!

Hey, is anyone doing anything cool for Thanksgiving?

Ciao!

Vacation 2010 day 1

Vacations are the absolute best!

This year I decided that someday I wanted to go see the Pacific and the redwoods so why wait?

I flew into San Jose, yes, it was cheaper and the car rental was cheaper so away I went=-) I got there mid day and drove down to Cambria to spend the night. There are beaches down there where you can find moonstones and jade, just laying there on the beach. Too cool! I drove down Highway 101. It was a nice drive. A lot of it was surronded by fields of food. Some areas when you opened the window, you could smell veggies. It was kind of weird, like driving through a salad! The drive was fairly flat between mountains. When I turned off of Highway 101 to head to the coast, I ended up driving through the mountains. I am not a huge fan of driving through mountains, specially when it is getting cloudy and starting to get dark. Give me a nice wide interstate any day! So I made it to Cambria and stopped at a beach. If there is beach, you must stop. It is a law=-) Ok, in Dena world it is a law. The beach there is very pebbly. I am used to Gulf Coast beaches that are either sandy or seashelly. I met a lady there who was picking up rocks. I asked her what she was looking for hoping she was looking for moonstones and would show me what to look for. She was just looking for rocks, someone stole all her's when she moved. She was a talker. Meanwhile it was getting darker and darker and starting to sprinkle. So I picked up some rocks and head out to my hotel. I had a reservation in San Simeon which is about 6 miles north of Cambria. So I got there in the dark and rain. I hate dark and rain on vacation if I have no idea where I am going. And driving it did not seem at all like the maps I was looking at. I managed to find something for dinner and settled in for the evening, hoping beyond hope that it would not rain the next day! If unfulfilled wishes were nickles, I would be rich! Well, I'd have at least a quarter=-) Will write more later.

Weird

Hi,

I find it so weird how I can think of a great topic at work and by the time I get home and am ready to post, zap! it is gone from my mind.

It is too incredibly hot here. Over 100. Will be over 100 tomorrow too. I think we should all be able to take naps when it gets to be this hot.

Well, I just wanted to say I am still here!

Ciao!