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Big Sur
Today we (probably) went on the last “family adventure” of the summer. We went down to Big Sur and the Bixby Bridge.
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Italy
When Elizabeth was sick, there was a picture of a church in one of the hallways in the hospital. She figured out it was in a small town in the Dolomites. I told her I would take her there when she got better. She got better, for her 50th birthday, her parents sent us to Italy. We went to the small town in the Dolomites, found a church. It was the wrong church. I guess we will have to go back.
We had a great time in Italy anyway. We started in Venice. Then made our way to Lake Como, where we climbed the Ghisallo pass. Went to the museum at the top of the climb. Turns out a grand fondo for Fabio Casartelli was going on at the same time. Then we went to Bormio. There we climbed the Stevlio and the Gavia.
Next up was the Dolomites, where we rode the Sella Ronde and climbed up through the lagazuoi tunnels.
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Boardwalk
We have been to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk a few times this summer.
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Father’s Day
Spent father’s day with the family. Went down the coast from Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz with the necessary stop at various beaches and to get pie in Pescadero.
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Año Nuevo
For our blood outing this year, Katy picked elephant seals at Año Nuevo. No blood this year like we saw last year. We did see one very quick fight. The seals can move reasonably fast, but only between long periods on napping and only it seems like 10 feet. It seems like we will have to go back in a month or so and see it when there are more seals their and when the babies are plentiful.
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Tree Trimming
We got our tree yesterday in the rain. At least the rain made it quicker. It was dry enough and everyone was around tonight an the family got it all trimmed and ready to go. Of course, 2 out of the last 3 years Katy put on the star. Tonight Margaret got to do it.
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FLL Qualifier
Another year of FLL is done. This year the boys won yet another award that we haven’t won before. They won the judge’s award. It is an award that the judges give to a team that they think deserves an award but didn’t win any of the others.
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Cross Country
Another season of cross country is in the books for Margaret. She did very well, getting 3rd (out of a couple hundred) in a couple of races. She would have done better in the one these pictures are from, but she had to stop with 100 yards to go to throw up and a few people passed. All in all, she did very well. She will have to work a bit harder to make varsity next year.
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Tide Pools
For our last trip with Katy this summer, we chose another jaunt up the coast north of Santa Cruz. This time in search of tide pools. We went to Bean Hollow and Pescadero Beaches. The most interesting find was a tide pool with 2 Moon Jellies in it. They did not seem too happy.