Morro Bay

The first weekend in November we met up with the Wrights in Morro Bay for the weekend.  Rosie and Jay were doing a triathlon and we were there to cheer them on.

We always manage to pack a lot into a weekend with Rosie's family.  We were only together a little less than 48 hours, but it was a fun time.

We had dinner at a child friendly seafood restaurant on the bay and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset with our food.

 We enjoyed evening beach time both Friday and Saturday night. Lots of fun watching these kids on the beach.

I tried to take a candid family picture on the beach, but discovered with a family of 5 just getting them to be at the same spot on the beach is challenge, Leah is missing here and getting anyone to look at the camera was not going to happen.

Saturday during the day we wandered around town a bit cameras in hand.

 We then took a tour of the bay in a glass bottom boat. The captain had to really stretch to make the tour last 45 minutes, even letting passengers drive, but it was just about right for the kids.

We saw sea lions

 and sea otters

and lots of little silver fish

And lots a smiles

Sunday Calvin and I had grandkid duty while Rosie and Jay headed off to the race.  It took us a while to get going, but we arrived just as Rosie was starting the run. And she was still smiling.

After lunch we headed back toward Reno, stopping for a quick visit to Pinnacles National Park.  It is not really a park that lends itself to a quick visit.  We may have to visit again some day.

A few more pics from Kauai

 Sometimes when we go on vacation there are a lot of pictures, but not too many of Calvin and I, so I thought I would share a couple of our pictures.

Here we are on a clear day at Waimea Canyon 

Here is another view with the ocean in the background and my hair flying happily in the humidity

And here we are at Hanalei Bay, which has to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Not to be missed are strange animal pics

One day we started out on a walk and saw a toad and snail side by side, but when we came back the toad was still sitting in the same place and the snail was long gone. Unsolved mystery about what happened to the snail.

One night we went to dinner in Old Koloa town and we treated to an evening of live 60's rock music and a side show of a gekko eating a maraschino cherry.

We went to visit some caves and stumbled across mating land tortoises. Not a sight I ever expected to see.

 I was not too surprised to see sea turtles on the beach, but they are cool, even if they are a more common sight.

Some monk seals came to play just off shore.  They don't seem to mind people at all, which is perhaps why they are an endangered species.

 And just because it seems to be a theme this year, here is the Kilauea Lighthouse on the north shore of Kaui

And finally huge waves, a remnant of Hurricane Olivia crashing into Poipu Point.