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Of course, the sunset is the must see show.
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... and restoring old cars.
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Jalama Beach CA - Surf, Sun, & Fog
As on previous days, our morning walks with the dogs continue. Being a weekend, many more people are on the beach and in the water.
The warm weather and waves are magnets attracting surfers. We watch one surfer get a really good ride. We whistle and applaud as he comes close to shore and waves at his appreciative audience. Jamie explains whistling is a common way of appreciating a surfer for an especially good ride. A little further down the beach we spot David surfing with his wave ski and watch him for a few sets.
Even with the extra people on the beach, it's still not crowded, especially by southern California standards, making it a good day to just relax and enjoy.
The sun is high and quite warm by the time we return. Since part of our shade shelters left with Sue and Jim, we decide to improvise and build an even bigger shade structure.
Of course, the sunset is the must see show.
The fog returns on the morning that we need to break camp and go our separate ways. To save work, we buy our breakfasts at the Jalama Beach Store and Grill, which is famous for it's huge hamburgers. This store is the center for the local community and posts current ocean conditions on a white board just outside the entrance.
We take our food to a picnic table by the beach. Even though we have to leave soon, we are all smiling over the good time we enjoyed together.
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As usual, Peter and I take the back roads to Shell Beach to check out John's home there.
The fog is still hanging in around Shell Beach by the time we reach John's neighborhood.
John's house is full of his favorite activities.
... and restoring old cars.
John's favorite is his '37 Buick roadster which has been mostly restored.
After grabbing some sandwiches at a gourmet deli and roll on home through the farmlands of the Salinas Valley.
Back on Hwy 1 circling Monterey Bay we pass family landmarks...
Of course, the sunset is the must see show.
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... and restoring old cars.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Jalama Beach CA - Daily Routine
On this day, we quickly establish how we loosely schedule our days at Jalama. In the morning after breakfast, we take our dogs for a long walk on beach when the tide is low.
Often we see surfers and their families walking the same direction towards "Tarantulas," the local surf break.
Cono likes to play ball games with Jamie by dropping his favorite blue ball down some rocks, and then either retrieving the ball or getting Jamie to toss it for him.
We walk as far as we can towards Point Conception.
Along the way we see many interesting rock formations, many of which are splattered with tar. No wonder several oil rigs have set up offshore. I learn the hard way to be careful of avoiding stepping barefooted on the gooey tar. It's hard to get off, although someone in the group discovers olive oil works well to get it off.
We eat lunch after the walk. As the afternoon temperatures climb into the low 90's, we bed our dogs down for a nap. Our rat terriers are especially spoiled as we set them on our bed in the Sprinter van with the air conditioning on. Then, us humans put our swimsuits on, grab our beach towels and toys to play in the surf. Even though the water temperature is only in the high 60's, it feels good to cool off in the waves.
For a few quarters we can clean up in the park's showers and get ready for happy hour. This evening Kendall and John are fixing a beach-side Thanksgiving feast.
Then dinner clean up and another puppy walk on the beach.
Sunset finds us back at camp taking photos and watching nature's evening show.
That evening we celebrate birthdays with red velvet cake...
We light a campfire, tune up guitars and sing songs around the fire. Yes John - next year we'll bring song sheets so we'll know what we're doing.
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For a few quarters we can clean up in the park's showers and get ready for happy hour. This evening Kendall and John are fixing a beach-side Thanksgiving feast.
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