College Cove is a good beach to go to when the north winds of spring are blowing and the surf elsewhere is huge. After a winter of rain and wind it's nice to kick back on the beach with a Hunter S. Thompson book and soak in some sun and salt spray.
Nothing beats a beachfront campsite with a backdrop of Sitka spruce and redwoods. How much would you pay at a hotel with a view so good? There's a pretty nice little beach break wave just out front.
The van does kick serious ass, but to quote a friend 'it takes an oil field to move that thing". Justine and I clearly needed a small, fuel efficient car. Here's the beauty we picked out. It's a 2008 Honda Fit and it's get triple the MPG's as the van.
We went for a drive along a rural stretch of coastline last weekend. The whole drive was through pasturelands with views of the Pacific Ocean, farms, and distant snow capped peaks. It's reassuring to see undeveloped stretches of coastline. This cow has to have one of the best views of any bovines. I don't feel bad about eating him, he's had it pretty easy.
Exploring tidepools pretty much kicks ass. It's part science lesson and part bouldering. It's always interesting to play around on exposed rocks with an incoming high tide. I wouldn't recommend it to people with agility issues though.
What can I say? I love building driftwood fires. There's just something about the smell of cedar mingling with the salt breeze that makes a day at the beach complete.
