Your mom and I got adventurous and set out on a two night trek into northern California. On the agenda was visiting four lighthouses along the coast, staying in the hostel inside of Golden Gate Recreational Area, and kayaking Tomales Bay. Oh yes, quite adventurous, if I may say so.
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| While your mom was rummaging through a little vintage clothing sale we drove by, I had some fun with the camera. |
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| This is Pigeon Point lighthouse. There's a hostel there, too, which we'd like to stay in one day. But not this time. |
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| Lighthouse number two: Point Montara. Again, there's a hostel here as well, but our sights laid further north. |
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| We love to stop whenever we get the impulse to do so and explore a bit. Here these flowers captivated your mom and me, but we left soon after because we could hear snakes slithering about underneath all over the place! We pointed it out to another woman strolling through, and she just about had a panic attack while running away and screaming. Woops. |
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| Passing through San Francisco, we stopped for a bit in the hippie holdout area, Haight and Ashbury. This is at the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. |
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| Still on our way to the hostel, we stopped briefly near Cliff House. We became enamored with this place after learning of its tragic history. This is its third time being built after two previous fires. |
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| Getting closer to the hostel, we stopped to get a shot of the majestic Golden Gate Bridge. |
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| Within the park where the hostel was located, on the north side of San Francisco Bay, is Point Bonita, the third lighthouse we'd see on our adventure. |
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| The park is actually a decommissioned army base, and some eerie old military structures are still standing around. |
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| Walking around a bit, we found Bonita Cove, a really nice place to be at sunset. |
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| This is the hostel. As the park used to be a military base, this building used to be a military hospital. One of the rooms we stayed in used to be an operating room! |
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| Your mom demonstrates the sleeping quarters. Of course, she called top bunk before I could. |
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| We brought food to cook while there, and we shared the kitchen with a vary diverse assortment of folks from all over the place. Three French-speaking guys were making a nice dinner alongside us. |
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| The place was full of interesting groups having fun. This was a cute group playing Uno; very wholesome : ) |
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| The day we kayaked, we drove a bit further north to Tomales Bay, where a number of small fishing towns are located. |
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| We got the kayaks close together to take this. I was a bit worried I'd drop the camera or tip over leaning in for this one! |
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| Your mom seemed to have by far the most stamina of the two of us. She kept a good lead on me most of the time. |
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| I survived! Not pictured here is my horrendous sunburn! |
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| We had dinner at the little restaurant we ate at last time we came through Inverness, another small town on Tomales Bay. |
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| We made another trek out to see Point Reyes, the fourth and last lighthouse on our tour of coastal history. This time we were able to go down the stairs without hopping over locked gates! |
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| Agriculture is a rich industry all over the State. We stopped briefly outside this small farm and met this cute Jersey Cow, who was very interested in greeting us through the fence. |
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| Bodega Bay is yet another cute town in the area. We had no idea what had happened to this poor boat, but there seems to be no interest in town of removing it. Perhaps it serves as some reminder to other sailors? |
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| Near the hostel was Sausalito, a very rustic and neat little town. It was fun walking up and down the boardwalk. |
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| Your mom is beautiful. Here she's resting in Sausalito. |
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| We took a break at a quaint cafe in town before heading home. |
