home again, home again

Grey day, but beautiful

Stinson Beach walk before take-off

Husbando's laundry duty

It was a quick, smooth ride home. Why is the return trip always so much shorter?
Husbando started on his overflowing laundry and I rested with an e-book and
then went food shopping and walking in the nabe. Then a phone call from work
and I negotiated for a 4-hour morning shift for today because re-entry might be
difficult after being lazy for so long. It was wonderful to get away, wonderful to
come home. Life, she be funny that way. Brace yourself for GWPE (Girl With
Pearl Earring) reports from the deYoung battlefield.

Olema, Pt. Reyes, rain...

That's a beautiful National Park Service Center at Pt. Reyes and if it hadn't
been raining, perhaps we would have done some REAL walking, but none
of us are the "let's walk in the rain" kind of people. Still it is such very
beautiful country and just driving up to Olema was a pleasure. Hardly
any traffic to speak of, so that was nice. The rest of the day was very
lazy, reading and eating, talking and laughing. Lots of "remember the
time?" and "what was the name of that guy?" chatter. Then take-out
dinner from Parkside Cafe, the only restaurant in town on this trip.
Husbando declared it "my second best birthday ever" and so that made
up for the rain and the problematic septic tank toilet. Home today!

lunch in Bolinas..

Bolinas memorial

Erected after the 911 tragedy

Crab pots in Bolinas

Bolinas art shot

Ditto

Back to Stinson

Polite request

Late afternoon Stinson walk

Stinson Beach display

We enjoyed our day immensely ~ short drive to Bolinas for sandwiches in
the sun at the Coast Cafe, this after walking up and down the short deserted
main street where the few old time residents eyed us with suspicion. This
place has not changed in 50 or so years. Everyone hangs at Smiley's Saloon,
but we wisely avoided that den of Bolinas sin.

Returned home to walk the hills here near the house and to catch up on
our reading. Ginger brought the Sunday NY Times and that takes FOREVER
to enjoy every word. How do people do it? What an investment in time,
but ideal for vacation sitting around.

Dinner back home at the relatively raucous Parkside Cafe where everyone
in Stinson enjoyed $9.95 pasta and an open mic night. We had pretty
good pulled pork and very fine salads and yummy banana creme pie.
Today a trip to Olema, after a walk or two and breakfast. Lazy day, not
exactly sunshine, but still quite cozy and relaxing.

get us to the ocean!

Lunch in Tiburon

Sunrise from our back deck in Stinson

Lifeguard chairs for an unobstructed ocean view

The back deck

7am beach walk ~ glorious

I will include more Stinson photos later, but suffice it to say that this is an
adorable Cape Cod style cottage, big enough for the three of us with all the
confusing buttons and knobs that take the entire first day to figure out. No
TV (what?), but a comfy bed and great walking, large back deck and always
ocean just a few short blocks away. The ONE grocery store charges too
much for everything, the directions to the cottage were difficult, the drive
less than perfect; but now, day #2 and we three are very happy to be here.
Husbando is reading his chonny in the sun, Ginger is puttering in the kitchen
and I am recording our vacation. Today maybe a lunch trip to Bolinas and
then we must rest outdoors in the sunshine. Heaven...