You find the funniest things in the middle of nowhere

One of the highlights of Point Reyes is the beach, which is fairly protected and secluded (you can easily have miles of beach all to yourself.) The drive out to the beach is down a long, windy road that zig zags the mountains of the park. Off that road we saw a bobcat, a possum-looking thing and a few nutjob cyclists. Other than that it was natural landscape and isolation for as far as the eye could see.

As we finally neared the beach and the end of the road Jack suddenly veers onto the shoulder, slams into park and jumps out of the car. “Hold on, I need to make a phone call!”

Hostel lodging—is it for you?

When we sat down to plan our goals for 2011 we knew that big-ticket traveling needed to be nixed from the list. First, my school schedule just wouldn’t allow it. And secondly, since I went back to school full-time we’ve been forced to really watch our pennies and stretch our budget to the squeaky max.

But being budget friendly doesn’t mean that we have to sacrifice the things we love: travel, great cuisine, nature and culture. It just meant that we needed to get creative.

Beachscapes

Point Reyes National Seashore, California. Friday, April 1, 2011

36 hours on the coast

A little sneak peek of our over-nighter at Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Lovely. It was so lovely. It was the first weekend in forever that it hadn’t rained.

As you can imagine I took about 9 billion photos. There’s definitely more to come, but for now …