Hello y'all! Yes, we've been a bit lackadaisical about getting a blog posted lately. Have been super busy enjoying life on the road in sunny SoCal - this beautiful weather and tons of activities have kept us away from our computer - but isn't that the point of being on this type of adventure anyway?!? We're taking a "down day" and we don't have any activities planned......feels kind of nice :) "Down Day" = doing laundry, catching up on the blog, writing out some postcards, chatting about where to head next with 98 square feet and, of course, working on our tans and "working out" our bods and our livers ;)
Since our last post, we've enjoyed visits to Big Sur, Pismo Beach, Santa Barbara, Catalina Island, LA and now San Diego. But with so much to share due to our lack of blogging lately, we'll tell you about LA and San Diego next go round. Here are the latest highlights:
BIG SUR:
Gorgeous coastal area! There just isn't much more to say about this place...it's simply beautiful and we'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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| McWay Falls: Amy's obssessed with how it falls directly onto the beach. It was pretty amazing! Only bad part is you aren't allowed on the beach so you had to admire from a bluff |
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| Coastline with crashing blue waves |
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| Cool outdoor eatery with stadium seating and amazing view. hmmm, which beer should I get? |
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| This beach was nearly impossible to find with a treacherous drive, but worth it in the end to enjoy Window Rock |
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| And you KNOW who didn't! |
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| And here's the proof - since she jumped the fences and accomplished one of her goals of touching a waterfall! |
PISMO BEACH:
Oh boy. We spent Labor Day weekend here with some of the WORST neighbors ever! Screaming kids and inconsiderate parents AND grandparents. We kept our mouths shut, but we did get even, since the last night, one of them decided to come out and pee right next to our camper bedroom window. Yes, a stream of pee WILL wake you up at 3am. We decided to just mention this to security when checking out....they were polite enough to call us a couple hours later to tell us that our neighbors definitly got the picture when they were told they could be charged with indecent exposure and have to register as a sex offender for peeing in public. Lesson: Do not piss off (or ON) the Happy Campers! We may be little, but we don't take any crap (or pee, in this case)! (LOL, I managed to get 2 puns outta that!)
Anyhoo, despite that little mishap, Pismo was pretty fun. We went fishing, had cocktails on the beach (surprise!), got stuck in the sand dunes in our jeep, had some rockin' campfires, and Amy made a kick-ass chicken corn chowder! Here's a taste of Pismo:
WATCH our drive down the beach near the dunes - post rescue from being stuck in the sand!
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| Yep, Amy reeled in a whopper! It fell off the hook on the pier, and her little friend was there to pick it up for her! He also took it home for supper! |
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| Here we are renting our poles |
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| A classic seaside town with a cool sign |
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| Just one of thousands of different kinds of dune buggies and sand crawlers in the Pismo dunes! This one was so cute with the wind-up top! |
SANTA BARBARA:
This was always one of Tracy's favorite places when she lived in Cali. The town itself is starting to show some wear and tear, but the beach, boardwalk and pier are still booming with activities. We felt we had to partake in some bike riding. Note: Riding a Tandem bike is not easy! First turn we had to make and we crashed the bike right into the sand! Lots of laughter on this little adventure. And video to share some of the beauty.
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| The pier after a couple of cocktails at Long Boards! |
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| I'm telling you - it was hard riding this damn thing! But we had lots of fun! |
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| Palm trees line the beach and the boardwalk. So lovely and so California! |
CATALINA ISLAND:
This was one of our extravagances since the Happy Campers are on a pretty tight budget, and needless to say, it did not disappoint! We took a ferry on a beautiful morning, rented a golf cart to scoot around the island all day, and then rounded it off by meeting some cool locals, having some cocktails, a nice dinner, and then a lovely sunset cruise home on the ferry. I'm sure none of our pictures are doing any justice to anything we've done on this adventure, but here are some of Catalina plus a bonus video of us on the island:
VIDEO: See the beautiful island scenery for yourself: http://youtu.be/zj4463Swm9s
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| This was so amazing. Island deer were so tame, they literally ate out of our hands! |
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| Baby Deer was shy but so adorable! |
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| Very few cars are allowed on the island Mode of transportation = Golf Cart |
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| The beautiful city and harbor of Avalon from above |
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| Nothing like a true flavor of the island than drinking with the locals! |
Well, there's already so much more to share from LA and now San Diego, and we promise to get that out soon. Our limited wi-fi capabilities along with our busy activity schedule has us a bit behind. Hope you stick with us as we start to head back east soon....destinations unknown since we're flying by the seat of our pants these days and enjoying the last days of summer here in Cali!
Until the next exit...
Amy & Tracy
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