A chilly afternoon at Muir Beach with Ollie

It was sunny and in the mid 70's when Oliver, Katie, Jessica and I left Berkeley and headed towards Marin County to spend  few hours at the beach. Upon cresting the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, it became clear that we weren't going to be getting any tans, as a huge fog bank could be seen rolling in off the Pacific behind Mount Tamalpais, as is often the case this time of year. We were committed, however, and made the most of our adventure at the beach. Kate & Jessica even went for a swim!

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Oliver makes the scene at Stinson Beach

Ollie debuted his fancy new swimming trunks at Marin County's beautiful Stinson Beach. This was a bit of a warm-up for his impending annual visit to the Jersey Shore. He acquitted himself admirably by playing some ball, taking a dip in the ocean, frolicking in the sand, and -most importantly - making friends with lots of cute girls! Oliver is right at home on the beach.

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Ollie's Santa Cruz adventure

This was Oliver's (and Katie's) first visit to Santa Cruz. We started with a ride  down Highway 9 through the mountain towns (Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond, Felton) and then began our Santa Cruz adventure at the venerable Upper Crust with some pizza and beer.

Next, it was off to the Santa Cruz Surfing Monument and then Natural Bridges State Park for some beach time (where, per usual, Oliver made lots of new friends).

Finally, Thai food with my dear old friend Marie.

We're looking forward to going back soon for a ride on the steam trains!

                                        Pizza & Beer at the Upper Crust.

                              Heavy wind at the Santa Cruz Surfing Monument.

                                                    Thai food with Marie!

Lots more in the galleries starting on this page.