May. 14, 2008 - Anniversary Trip: Installment 2 - Seaside Monday
Once again I was up first, and drew the curtains so I could enjoy our lovely view until my trumpet player arose. We had wanted to go back to Fisherman’s Wharf when the weather was better, so after a glass of juice from our little fridge, we set out on our path.
Along the way we saw what must have been a seagull’s breakfast.
We had been told about a coffee shop past Fisherman’s Wharf, so after we left the Wharf we continued on along the water front. At one point I smelled newly mown grass. My trumpet player wondered what I was doing, taking a picture of “nothing” but I was actually photographing the grass so I would remember that I had smelled summer. By this time he had stopped wondering about all my pictures.
We found a spot where we could walk right down by the ocean. It brought back memories for me of the many summers growing up when we camped at the ocean and explored the tide pools in the early morning.
The tide was now coming in, but there were still tide pools in the rocks, and we enjoyed watching the inhabitants.
My trumpet player even scared a crab from one side to the other by moving the rock he had been hiding under! This seaside morning is one of my favourite parts of the trip.
As we went back to the street and turned toward town, it began to sprinkle again. We knew we weren’t far from a tea room where we had dined during our dating years. The weekend’s theme for us was nostalgia, so we *had* to have lunch there as well.
And of course, we needed a picture of the chicken enjoying the view out the window…
The homemade megatron mushroom tarragon soup was amazing, as was the cheese onion scone!
With all the walking we had done over the weekend, we didn’t want to stay out all day. But before heading back to our hotel, we did go by the legislature again to take day-time pictures, and to photograph the chicken’s visit to the historic building as well.
From there we took a very leisurely walk down our harbour path, realizing that this would likely be our last trip along the beautiful walk way.
The beginning of our path
We sat for awhile, enjoying the breathtaking view.
We took far more pictures than I can include here! My trumpet player also took some video of float planes landing in the harbour.
Interesting, I thought, to see the float plane and kayak in the same waters. A large ferry came along soon after this photo, blaring its horn for all to make way!
This post is relatively short because Monday was such a relaxing day. Once back at the hotel we went back to the hot tub to have a soak when we could enjoy the view in the daylight. We continued our relaxing theme by ordering pizza in to the hotel room that evening. It was the perfect end to our busy weekend.
