Lunamania

Christine, Mijoung, the Knitting Monkey, Jack, and I embarked on a birthday (Happy Birthday Mijoung!) pilgrimage in hopes of gawking at the multi-ton migrating sea mammals in Mendocino. We sat in hours of traffic and then navigated twisty highway 1 in this seasons biggest rain storm. Jack expressed his disapproval by getting car sick on the 47th hairpin curve.

The 22 ft swells prevented all boats from going out to sea, but it most certainly did not deter us Whale Fest fun seekers. We didn't see marine life, but we managed to eat a lot of it. We put down our $5 for the local chowder tasting contest. Collectively we sampled 10 coronary inducing chowders. Yum! In addition to the chowder fest, we savored a sea food spread at Sharon's, a top-notch restaurant housed in a shack on a dock. Between meals, we took a puppy hike to the lighthouse. Once there I stood entranced by a live video feed of the spinning light. I need a DVD of that thing. It's more relaxing than...whale songs.

I lounged all weekend with good friends along the striking Pacific Coastline. Who needs whales and sea sickness?