Friday, January 9, 2009

A wonderful family trip to Avila Beach

Just some of the beautiful vistas from our mid winter getaway

We got to see the sun rise and the sunset from our room
(The San Luis Bay Inn is set on the west side of the bay)

Bob is enjoying the views and the warm weather

The great view from our balcony


swinging made Charlotte laugh and giggle



I was so relaxed, I'm glad we went (really I saw a merman in the water)
Holly and Charlotte love the water...

Elle hid in her hood and wanted her mom to put her shoes back on


Every January, Monarch butterflies migrate to the coast, it was an amazing display of color.
This pelican had no problem posing for me...

"Come on, get a little closer, I dare you"

Elephant seals are having their 60 lb babies along the coast near San Simeon. These young seals will quadruple in size in just 6 weeks. Their milk contains the most fat of all the mammals.


Holly and I hiked to this light house on Wed morning, it is currently under restoration.On Friday morning I hiked to the top of the hill above the bay, what a view...
The San Luis Bay Inn is that Pink building on the far right of the photo


This is the view at pirates cove, don't look too close... Whoops :)

Did I mention how warm it was?
























5 comments:

rebecca @ older and wisor said...

What a contrast to the Fresno fog! Beautiful.

bretandjulie said...

That looks so beautiful! Glad you had a fun family trip, and I'm sure the girls are glad they were included in the trip too.

Tad and Jennifer said...

Beautiful!! I'm ready for a beach trip now too.
What kind of beaches do you frequent though. A bit too hot for me. :o)

Tad and Jennifer said...

PS Happy Birthday!!

Pollock Palooza said...

Those are some of the BEST photos I've seen! You could blow up all of those and use them as art! What a fun trip.