In our travels we meet all sorts of great characters. This was Olaf, a schnauzer mix. He really should be in Hollywood as he is such a ham. He loves the camera and strikes some pretty cool poses. Apparently he likes to dig for rocks at the beach and is very determined. 🙂

Upon the recommendation of our dear friend Adele, we made our way up the coast to Gualala, a charming coastal town with dramatic seacliffs for sunset. We spent the night here and caught the sunrise too. This is definitely an area we’ll have to come back to and check out more thoroughly when we have…

The Coastline Highway north of San Francisco is a visual treat, from the Muir Woods to the Goldengate Recreation Area. We spent the afternoon at Point Reyes, dining on the local fare, barbecued oysters! Back on the road in search of sunset we encountered all of the normal road hazards of a curvy coastline highway,…

My heart was back in San Francisco, once the fog lifted. We made our way around the city for a quick tour of the highlights. It was Sunday and traffic was light, so we took a lot in over the course of a day. We stopped for a climb up the steps to Coit Tower.…

The floating houses on the bay in Sausalito are a peaceful retreat from the conventional overcrowding of San Francisco. Just across the Golden Gate bridge, Sausalito has amazing sunrise and sunset views that don’t disappoint. We made it here just before the sun was gone, and had only time for one photo and some twilight…

This was the scene of our overindulgence. They bake artichoke bread all day. You get it still warm and we ate our first loaf before we made it out of the parking lot! I have never had such yummy bread! If you find yourself on the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco. Stop into Pescadero…

Unless you want to spend all your money (willingly) on all sorts ofscrumptious stuff at the bakery! Oh how we feasted on artichoke bread, artichoke marinara, pesto, hummus, honey mustard, pomegranate tea, beer and garlic-herb turkey. We had a feast of a picnic out at the beach! Now we have to sluggishly make our way…

The Seahorses at the Monterey Aquarium are without a doubt the most popular new addition. These bizarre and amazing little creatures are full of personality! They are not very easy to catch a photo of though.

They are a magnificent, silent and graceful ballet to watch. One can become so mesmerized by their movements that you can almost forget to breathe.