On our last trip to Shaw’s cove we brought along some first-timers. It seems every time we do that the waves are high and water rough. Every time we don’t, it’s perfect. That rang true again on Saturday, but we did have friends who lived in the area (and are experienced snorkelers) join us. For […]
La Jolla Cove
(Disclaimer: I’m too busy to be verbose and check grammar these days, so apologies in advance…) On Saturday morning, we left around 9:40. A billion accidents on the five freeway and 118 miles later we arrived at La Jolla Cove at 2:15. Sometimes it can take that long to get BACK from San Diego on […]
Trip to the Peninsula
In late June Byron and I headed to the Washington Peninsula. On Friday we headed to his parents’ house in Hansville for some grilling and drinking. They generously loaned us one of their cars for the rest of the weekend so we could drive around the peninsula. Our first stop on Saturday was Hurricane Ridge. […]
Shaw’s Cove
We had planned to go to Shaw’s Cove on Memorial Day weekend, but the late night club music upstairs (a recurring problem with the new renters up there) put a stop to that. Snorkeling requires a lot of energy, not to mention a long drive, and neither can be done on three hours of sleep. […]
Sufjan
Sufjan Stevens came to the Dorothy Chandler to play back-to-back shows in early June. Unlike the Age of Adz, something most Sufjan fans would rather forget about, this concert was a return to the tender genuine Sufjan we’ve come to know through his music. The set included every song from Carrie and Lowell, turning most […]
Iceland Day 14: Just Ducky
On the day we left Iceland the snow was coming down again hard. We’d been warned that we had to (as usual anywhere in the world) return the rental with a full tank of gas. We’d also been warned there would be a 50 Euro cleaning fee if we returned it dirty. We’d been driving […]
Iceland Day 13: All Hail the Hot Dog King
On our last full day in Iceland, we canceled our northern lights jeep tour – so all we had scheduled was a set of reservations at the Blue Lagoon. Before that, we wandered around central Reyjkavik taking pictures and eating at the famous hot dog stand. On our way to the Blue Lagoon, we visited […]
Iceland Day 12:Making our way back
On day 12 we’d planned to visit snaefellsjokull, but like so many things in the north, the road was closed. We decided to drive all the way around Snæfellsnes Peninsula instead, stopping wherever we were commanded. Most of the squiggly sign stops were uneventful, but one -Lóndrangar- made it worth it. On the southern tip of […]
Iceland Day 11: Escaping the Storm
We woke up to a howling gale of 20 meters per second in the fjord. It would last all day and make our sightseeing impossible. We wanted to visit the western side of the westfjords to see the red sand beach in Keflavik. But the road across curved to the right in the photo below. […]
Iceland Day 10: Northern LightsHouses
We headed further east towards Stykkishólmur, only stopping by the roadside to take photos. We arrived early so we ate at a little bakery called Nesbrauð ehf, which had some really amazing fresh tuna and cheese in the salad bar. After eating we visited Stykkishólmskirkja Church. When we were halfway to the westfjords on the […]