seaweed, paradise & US hospitality...

giant seaweed washed in from the Pacific

Miramar , Half Moon Bay - one of the most beautiful places I've been too

Our hotel on the left and two other beach house all 50ft from the beach.  Notice the figure coming from the roof on the one on the right.  Our room overlooked their garden which was obviously kept by artists.

I thought St Ives in Cornwall was the best place to live near the beach but this is now top of my list.

Miramar catch of the day served with a huge amount of US hospitality

We met a retired US army officer and his wife who insisted he took us to try steamed clams in a nearby restaurant.  The steamed clams were delicious but my "catch of the day", was perfect!  Fabulous food accompanied by fine wine, Sandemans Ruby Port (Pat, if you read this we toasted your health - wherever you are) and US hospitality!  A sincere thank you to our hosts.  It was a fantastic ending to a wonderful day.

"I left my heart in San Fransisco..."

One of four hearts left in Union Square, San Fransisco.  Three were made by artists (sorry I don't know who) and the fourth apparently by Tony Bennet.

Clam Chowder, Tsunami & Cable Car Terminus: San Francisco

Pier 39

 Clam Chowder:  scrape the bread off the loaf as you eat the soup;

when you've finished eat the bowl

This was highly recommended as something to try.  We weren't disappointed!

Maritime Museum, San Francisco

As we travel along the Pacific Coast we are finding these everywhere but this was the first we spotted near where we watched The America Cup Catarmarans Race in San Fransisco Bay. 

Powell Hotel, Powell Street

The bright light isn't a mystical happening but the flash on my camera whilst taking a photo of a picture in our room in the Powell Hotel.