It was time to leave La Habra and so we headed north towards I-5 which would take us through the Central Valley to the Silicon Valley. Unfortunately we didn't notice the place where 5 and 99 split but fortunately we called Harris Ranch and so were guided back after only abou tan hour of diversion. Once there, we admired the outdoor grill and their sign before entering and admiring the display of raw meat and then being seated and getting our menus

and noting what was special and the specialty drinks that we couldn't have because we had miles to drive but we did partake of the water and this iced tea made Suzanne happy as I admired the taxidermy before the onion rings came among with Suzanne's steak sandwich and my mushroom sandwich, both quite good. We drove on and stopped at Mamy's Fruit Stand where we did not feed the horses despite this sign for the collection with the horses in the background but we did buy these figs and cherries to go with the almonds of various stripes from Harris Ranch as Suzanne and Barbara and Jacobo posed before we went off to old El Paso where I had this margarita and Suzanne ahd her wine as dinner was served. After dinner we walked along the shoreline where we could see the coastal range with a tame sunset and as we marched on we admired the clouds before we came across this heron.

The next day began with jams toast and madelines to go with my meds and the figs as I admired flowers stones and more flowers before we amde our way to Half Moon Bay where Jacobo displayed his camera and I took these selfies of the group as we made our way down to the trail and admired the trail

before heading down the path

to the beach and marching along stopping to admire the birds and rocks as we made our way over stones collecting the occasional sea glass and elegant shells and noticing car parts as we raomed below the cliffs under the watchful eyes of these sea lions

who were being observed by this bird as Barbara tried on horns as did Jacobo and Barbara recovered a rock that looked like a slice of bread as we found more car parts and a very wholey rock together with our first house parts with the rest of the house still on the bluff above but this bird seemed oblivious to the next house we saw despite its warm greeting and its adjoining pieces on the sand even as we could look up to the house that might be the next one on the beach though pieces were falling down this cliff. We came to a delicate crossing where the tide had come largely in and so crossing was a challenge as overseen by the bird off shore but Barbara made it followed by Jacobo and the sea lions oversaw Suzanne's crossing before they swam off and Suzanne and Jacobo joined us as we headed to the bluff and looked down on the seals

from this vantage point which was a good place from which to take a selfie before we walked into the woods and saw this teepee and this fallen tree in a lovely forest and we then headed to the distillery which was dog friendly and open and had a long history and so we opened the menus scoped out the food and then read the story of the blue lady before checking out the specials and the stained glass windows of wine, women and song. ANd then our shared beer came (black and tan) along with Barbara's (tan) as Jacobo and Barabara and Suzanne and Suzanne and I with sunglasses and without admired the condiments until our meals arrived and we then started back on the bluff walking up a street that had shifted quite a bit though Jacobo could remember the days when the street was flat and driveable. We visited the foundation of a house that had fallen before coming to the peace house. Having seen the effects of erosion, we took this sign seriously but still recorded the succulents and flowers

before feelign sadness about the plane that went down at sea and making our way past house shoe garden succulents and the sight of the tower off in the distance as Jacobo recorded the scene and Suzanne and Barbara broke for the bicyclists and then made their way past the warning signs so that we could see the decoarated sign at the end of the trail and accumulate for a selfie after the delightful hike. We stopped in Half Moon Bay at the Coffee and Cafe where Suzanne and Barbara must have been admiring Jersey Joe's as we came across the pumpkin man.

Back in Palo Alto, the colelcted stones and shells and sea glass were displayed and seemed to attract the hummingbirds

among the flowers before we made our way to Celia's for chips as we admired their sign and had our share of margaritas as Sarah, Suzanne and Scott Scott and Jacobo Ed and I adn Barbara enjoyed our meals before we adjourned for some ice cream.