June 18: Pacifica
Dear Friends and Relatives,
Writing you in the early evening of a day in which sun has been battling with low-lying, lenticular clouds that hover over the landscape and which remind me of the lenticular clouds which hang low and mysteriously over the lake in Hallstatt, Austria, which I visited in 2009. Lovely association!
This morning was leisurely, as Maureen and I pursued separate preferences and I was able to read another few chapters of an autobiography of Christian Dior. Also, it was good to rest my right knee a bit in a compression bandage. It isn’t broken, but it is a bit swollen and tender to the touch. I trust it will continue to improve as the days go by.
We decided to take the makings of a picnic lunch with us to the town of Pacifica, population, 37,000 +. This beach community is a stone’s throw from SF and a popular getaway for anglers, hikers, surfers and mountain bikers. The ocean views are spectacular, especially from the vantage of Pacifica Pier, downtown off Beach Boulevard. The L-shaped pier extends 1,140 feet into the Pacific and has a reputation as one of the best fishing piers in California for salmon and striped bass. A state license is not required to fish there, and there were many on the pier, inspite of very cool temperatures, a gusting wind, and high waves. It wasn’t the place to pull out a picnic, so we sat in the car and ate chicken salad, a salad of avocado, tomatoes, and artichokes; Italian blood orange soda, and half a Mounds bar for dessert (I haven’t had a Mounds bar in ages, and the combination of dark chocolate and coconut was amazing!).
Once we had had lunch and had walked part of the pier, we got on California 1 and followed it to a newer section of Pacifica, where we stopped to walk the newest commercial section of the town. Back on California 1, we rounded a curve and were confronted by a magnificent crescent of a beach which I would call the last third of Pacifica. Finally, the sun came out and we were treated to an amazing show of sunlight and waves creating a sublime interplay.
On the way home, Maureen picked up some groceries. Additionally, we made a surprise stop at a Dairy Queen for choclate-dipped vanilla ice creams on a cone. Those of you who know me well enough know that that DQ cone is my favorite dessert of all!!!!
We are in for the evening, and tonight we are having pulled pork and some other delicacies that Maureen is preparing while I write. Fine day! Tomorrow we are off to Treasure Island and also to a performance of Beach Blanket Babylon. As ever, Sylvia
Writing you in the early evening of a day in which sun has been battling with low-lying, lenticular clouds that hover over the landscape and which remind me of the lenticular clouds which hang low and mysteriously over the lake in Hallstatt, Austria, which I visited in 2009. Lovely association!
This morning was leisurely, as Maureen and I pursued separate preferences and I was able to read another few chapters of an autobiography of Christian Dior. Also, it was good to rest my right knee a bit in a compression bandage. It isn’t broken, but it is a bit swollen and tender to the touch. I trust it will continue to improve as the days go by.
We decided to take the makings of a picnic lunch with us to the town of Pacifica, population, 37,000 +. This beach community is a stone’s throw from SF and a popular getaway for anglers, hikers, surfers and mountain bikers. The ocean views are spectacular, especially from the vantage of Pacifica Pier, downtown off Beach Boulevard. The L-shaped pier extends 1,140 feet into the Pacific and has a reputation as one of the best fishing piers in California for salmon and striped bass. A state license is not required to fish there, and there were many on the pier, inspite of very cool temperatures, a gusting wind, and high waves. It wasn’t the place to pull out a picnic, so we sat in the car and ate chicken salad, a salad of avocado, tomatoes, and artichokes; Italian blood orange soda, and half a Mounds bar for dessert (I haven’t had a Mounds bar in ages, and the combination of dark chocolate and coconut was amazing!).
Once we had had lunch and had walked part of the pier, we got on California 1 and followed it to a newer section of Pacifica, where we stopped to walk the newest commercial section of the town. Back on California 1, we rounded a curve and were confronted by a magnificent crescent of a beach which I would call the last third of Pacifica. Finally, the sun came out and we were treated to an amazing show of sunlight and waves creating a sublime interplay.
On the way home, Maureen picked up some groceries. Additionally, we made a surprise stop at a Dairy Queen for choclate-dipped vanilla ice creams on a cone. Those of you who know me well enough know that that DQ cone is my favorite dessert of all!!!!
We are in for the evening, and tonight we are having pulled pork and some other delicacies that Maureen is preparing while I write. Fine day! Tomorrow we are off to Treasure Island and also to a performance of Beach Blanket Babylon. As ever, Sylvia
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