Your mom and I went on an adventure today! We took a long drive to the coast to see Pigeon Point lighthouse. Your mom particularly has a thing for the history and majesty of these long outdated but substantial structures. It was a full, wonderful day.
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| On the way to the coast, we stopped in San Juan Bautista on a lark and got a kick out of the quaint. In town the roosters and hens seem to wander free! |
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| San Juan Bautista is a good town for finding cool, vintage stuff, and your mom adores searching for treasures. |
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| The town was wonderfully quaint, and we happened to visit on a day that a car show was going on featuring nice restored classic cars. |
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| Later on our trek, we stopped briefly in Santa Cruz, the home of Natural Bridges State Park. |
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| There's something so majestic about birds soaring nearby overhead. |
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| We stopped here in Santa Cruz for Thai food, one of our favorite styles, especially on the road. |
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| Out of the corner of our eye we spotted this amazing little cove along the highway on the way to the lighthouse. We had to stop and explore! |
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| The water was cold, in case you couldn't tell from your mom's expression! |
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| Not far from the cove was a beach where many kite surfers were skimming along. |
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| The tall Pigeon Point lighthouse finally came into view. |
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| We stopped to get a closer look and see what we could see. |
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| Inside they had exhibits discussing its history, which we found fascinating. Most lighthouses have something of a tragic past, stories of wrecked ships on the rocks. |
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| I love to catch your mom unawares in a photo. Yes, she really is that beautiful! |
