Last week my older sister and nephew made the trip west to Cali. We did the usual smattering of touristy trotting around. It was great to get one last look at a lot of the places I love around here. I am really going to miss watching Rodeo Beach from my office window.
At the Aquarium of the Bay - all the sea stars were feeding! That's this bat star's stomach exuded from it's mouth! I had a total geek session when I found one that had a little fish in it's stomach. Truly gross and awesome.
We spent a record 98 degree day at Muir Beach exploring tide pools and avoiding ugly naked guys. It was also very very windy so everything we brought with us got choked with sand - we had to call it quits early and seek refuge in the house. That night we ate out at Pacific Catch, a restaurant that is a little commercial for my taste but has a delicious menu ranging all over the Pacific. Shelby got a sushi-based dish and I got tacos - it was lovely!
On Friday, we drove up the road a ways to Mt. Tamalpais State Park (Mt. Tam to the locals). We stumbled on this giant amphitheater in the park and I had flashbacks of hiking in Greece and Turkey. Let's just say the ancient Romans, Greeks and Lydians were way better amphitheater makers than anyone in Marin county. I so wanted to find a the entrance to the vomitorium, to see mason's marks, and feel the worn places were people have walked for thousands of years. Alas, no such luck. Llama Lady - this would have been prime jumping picture real estate. Anyways, they do plays up here in the summer, and they were building the set for The Wizard of Oz while we were there. I don't think you could pay me to watch a whole show on these seats though - ouch!
Further down the path we saw a wild turkey! This place is ridiculous.
From the top of Mt. Tam you can see the entire Bay Area, the Farallon Islands, and the curvature of the earth. I am going to miss the coast
so much. We found this view on our vertical "short cut" back to the car (which my nephew renamed Charlie).
After Mt. Tam we braved the outdoors again. This beach is adjacent to Rodeo Beach; I'm not sure if it has its own name or not. I had never made it down here before, but I will certainly be going back before I leave. As the waves moved toward the shore, Tiny would hold up both arms and shout "It comes! It comes!" Then "P'CHOW!" like Mickey Mouse in the wizard's hat on Fantasia he would conduct the crashing on the beach!
Totally my favorite 2 year old!
Last week my older sister and nephew made the trip west to Cali. We did the usual smattering of touristy trotting around. It was great to get one last look at a lot of the places I love around here. I am really going to miss watching Rodeo Beach from my office window.
At the Aquarium of the Bay - all the sea stars were feeding! That's this bat star's stomach exuded from it's mouth! I had a total geek session when I found one that had a little fish in it's stomach. Truly gross and awesome.
We spent a record 98 degree day at Muir Beach exploring tide pools and avoiding ugly naked guys. It was also very very windy so everything we brought with us got choked with sand - we had to call it quits early and seek refuge in the house. That night we ate out at Pacific Catch, a restaurant that is a little commercial for my taste but has a delicious menu ranging all over the Pacific. Shelby got a sushi-based dish and I got tacos - it was lovely!
On Friday, we drove up the road a ways to Mt. Tamalpais State Park (Mt. Tam to the locals). We stumbled on this giant amphitheater in the park and I had flashbacks of hiking in Greece and Turkey. Let's just say the ancient Romans, Greeks and Lydians were way better amphitheater makers than anyone in Marin county. I so wanted to find a the entrance to the vomitorium, to see mason's marks, and feel the worn places were people have walked for thousands of years. Alas, no such luck. Llama Lady - this would have been prime jumping picture real estate. Anyways, they do plays up here in the summer, and they were building the set for The Wizard of Oz while we were there. I don't think you could pay me to watch a whole show on these seats though - ouch!
Further down the path we saw a wild turkey! This place is ridiculous.
From the top of Mt. Tam you can see the entire Bay Area, the Farallon Islands, and the curvature of the earth. I am going to miss the coast so much. We found this view on our vertical "short cut" back to the car (which my nephew renamed Charlie).
After Mt. Tam we braved the outdoors again. This beach is adjacent to Rodeo Beach; I'm not sure if it has its own name or not. I had never made it down here before, but I will certainly be going back before I leave. As the waves moved toward the shore, Tiny would hold up both arms and shout "It comes! It comes!" Then "P'CHOW!" like Mickey Mouse in the wizard's hat on Fantasia he would conduct the crashing on the beach!
Totally my favorite 2 year old!
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