A Moonstone Adventure

Weekend at the beach! Memorial Day over at the beach has been a family tradition since I have been in high school. Family motto growing up has been,"A family that plays together stays together!" You never know what adventure is next - "little" bike rides that end up two towns away from the intended destination, dune jumping on hidden dunes, temporarily loosing my dog on the beach (thought she drown chasing the birds), rollerblading, playing on the beach, fighting the crowds at Firestone or Splash cafe, the list goes on. This weekend we traveled north past Cambria to go see the elephant seals (or slugs as we like to call them). They were pretty interesting. Watching them try and move down the beach was quite a site. After that we had a wonderful lunch in Cambria - Main Street Grill - yummy! Then it was off to Moonstone beach. A little stretch of beach that isn't sand - it is all little rocks. Moonstone rocks are the rare commodity there. These are the kinds of rocks that many jewelry makers love to use. We quickly found ourselves digging in the rocks to find the best of the best for our collections. Very therapeutic I have to say. Keeping the pebbles out of mallory's mouth was an adventure in itself. A little jump rope and some fun in the waves, it was a great day! I hope you all had a great memorial day weekend. Here are some pics from the days trip.