Long Walks on the beach...

Yesterday was warm and beautiful 

and we needed to get out of the house...

so we jumped in the "fraulein" hubby's car, with no real plan

and headed North on Hwy 1 or the Pacific Coast Hwy

We ended up to Pescadero State Beach

You really get a sense of awe at places like this,

Where the land seems to rise from the sea and there is nothing

 except a little strip of sand separating open ocean 

and cliff edges with rolling hills on top that fade into the mountains...

Fire snail is truly a spec against this cliff...

We went a quarter mile North along the cliffs but the tide was rolling in,

So we decided to walk as far as we could South...

we walked all the way to the cliff edge on the far right of the picture, 

the dark line touching the edge!

Nothing but the Ocean till Hawaii behind her...

There were more than a hundred jellyfish washed up

along the beach on our walk...

tons of drift wood, fire snail found an arrow :)

see the end cliff behind him getting closer?

And soda Icy pop tried to bring this home!

This is the cliff at the end of the long walk

What and amazing view through the hole!

And PCH going over the river that flows to the sea...

And now for the walk back...

I figure this may be the last Summer they want to hang out with us

So we have set a goal of visiting and walking as much as possible safely 

the beaches along the coast between 

Santa Cruz and San Francisco this summer.

We'll see how many we get too thank goodness we have the annual state park pass

which paid for itself in the first month :)

We'll see where we end up today have a great Sunday!

luvs and glitter

~jen

Taking a little break....

I had to get out I had to refresh my madness, so after Mr. Fire Snail arrived home from baseball practice I threw the kids in the "kitty" (my car's name hee hee) And took them to one of our favorite beaches and played till the sun went to bed....

New skimboards from Easter...

Slippin' and a slidin'

luvs and glitter

~jen

the Pacific my peace

Tepre Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugueseexplorer Ferdinand Magellan

The 'Pacific Ocean' encompasses approximately a third of the Earth's surface.

My soul heals at the ocean. I have lived no more than 2 blocks from or directly on the Pacific my whole life, aside from our 7 years in Texas which most was spent on a lake.

This beach is the first one I went to as an infant, when I was 5 my dad took me out on his surfboard here into the line up and I proudly stood on the front of that board fearless and free. That day changed my life, and instilled a deep love and need for the Pacific.

This is miss icy pops ride

this is fire snails ride

I was so proud and my brother was so sweet to take them

 it was a great day but a long walk back to the car...

It was a fabulous day and I love when life come full circle like this!

Have a wonderful day!

luvs and glitter

~jen