home!

well, we've been in moulton since saturday night. we came in a bit early and surprised everyone. i still have lots of trip pics to post...as soon as i get a good connection.
in the mean time, we are just hanging out and visiting family and getting ready for christmas!

giving thanks

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
-Meister Eckhart

fairy tales....

i had never heard of this place before, but i am so glad i read about it in a brochure. really gorgeous and amazing.
the hearst castle:
just an average ceiling in the castle....

indoor swimming pool. one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. 10 feet deep with a shallow section around the corner and a diving platform

dinner anyone??

outdoor pool

side entry near the three guest houses

san francisco

golden gate bridge

one thing johnny and i have figured out on this trip...we don't like cities. at all. crowded, overpriced, dirty, confusing and frustrating. it seems every time we get into the city, we are ready to leave. we can stand it just long enough to see the sights and then hit the road. :-) having said that, there are a few things worth the trouble. san francisco was cool. and not nearly as "alternative" as i was expecting.

the streets of san francisco

i swear he didn't know i was taking this pic. natural born poser, lol.

alcatraz island

one of the luxury cells ;-)

busted!!

alcatraz from the ferry

city panorama

bay bridge

vineyard near san fran

city of angels

well so far the only thing i can say about LA is the traffic sucks. we should be settled at a park soon. my mood should improve then. staying near marina del rey. it's dark now. hoping we wake up to a beautiful view.
san fran was cool. pics soon.
also stayed over a night in san luis obispo. the hearst castle in san simeon is incredible!!
no clue what we are doing to celebrate thanksgiving. i guess we'll see what LA has to offer.

keep your fingers crossed!!

our transmission is being fixed right now. let's hope we are on the road by tomorrow afternoon. we have exhausted this town. the people here are very cool and friendly, but we are ready to go!
also, we are close to a couple breakthroughs with our fitness company, say a prayer or send us some luck!!
and san fran here we come!

beach fun

testing the waters
lost in contemplation

run!

shark attack at ocean world!

view of crescent city, ca from battery point lighthouse

battery point lighthouse, only accessible at low tide.

irie did this himself. i swear!

beach bonfire

boy: a noise with dirt on it

flying our kite

jedediah smith redwoods national park

a log in the road

the trees are huge and gorgeous! notice us at the bottom.

found some trolls under a bridge

oregon

starfish in a tide pool near yaquina head
green sea anemone

yaquina head lighthouse, we went up to the top but you can't walk around near the lens. apparently, the technology to replace them was lost.

Yaquina bay bridge in newport, or

view from one of the parks we stayed at, i took this from our living room. seal rock, or

oregon coast

gotta love polka dot rubber boots :-0

notice the motto...a great place to try new things...wouldn't you like to know what we tried ;-)

view from coyote rock rv park. we would have taken a boat ride, if it would have stopped raining!

i have never seen sea foam like this!

surfin' usa!

cool mushrooms

our very first view of the pacific