Sara has been stationed in Northern California for three years now. I am ashamed to say that this is the first time we have been down to visit in new home, new state, new base. She is already talking about being re-stationed just as we are settling in. At the beginning of our three week stay the kids and I already feel so grateful and thankful to be here. On work and school days A & L and I get to be home with Teagan. Two is my most favorite age and I am so happy to bond with her in an invaluable way. Visiting Sara is always sure to be filled with fun, adventure and life-changing memories — we cannot wait to see where these days take us!
We started our epic ending to summer 2016 with a little road trip up the coast for with an unbelievable day whale-watching in Morro Bay. We witnessed a sardine feeding frenzy, with thousands of ocean birds and hundreds of sea lions, to the enormously agile Humpback Whale. Forty or so of these magnificent beasts tail-slapped, breached, spy hopped, gulp fed and repeatedly showed off their tail flukes to us as they dove down again to round up another ball of fish. Oohs! Ahhhs! Whoas! A few times the whales emerged from their dark cloak of water so close to the boat we could count the barnacles and feel the spray of their breathe on our face.
After lunch we drove the windy coastal highway to Monterey Bay where we spent the night. We ended our day with a long hotel swim, pizzas delivered to our hotel beds while we fell fast asleep dreaming of whales. In the morning we took in a full day of wonder and awe at the aquarium. Three-story tall tanks full of sharks and otters, brightly colored fish, eels, starfish and jellies. So much to see. So much to touch and learn.
You can’t help but feeling small, full, but small. Whether you love the ocean or not, experiencing ocean life living wholly in its natural environment creates feelings of freedom & survival.
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