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Sunday, December 31, 2023

New Years Eve

The weather wasn't the best on New Years Eve, but we managed to go on our daily walk on the beach.  We had a nice dinner with my parents and watched New Years celebrations around the world.  We decided to have a chill New Years Eve this year.




                                     seagulls enjoying the mussels and clams washed up on shore




                                                                        New Years Eve dinner
                                                                            very tasty

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Headlands

There were some storms that passed through the area.  There was a lot of rain and the waves were quite big.  We went to check out Capistrano Beach and the parking lot was filled with water.  We decided that we needed to go to another area, so we went to a view point.  Then we walked to some newly made stairs in the city. The detail in each step was crazy.  Then we made our way to the area near the Ocean Institute.  So many people were watching the waves.  Next we went to the Headlands, which is a protective area in the city, and I was able to borrow binoculars and a guide for whales in the area.  I was lucky enough to see a whale blow in the distance.  It was pretty cool. In the evening we went to the beach again to watch the sunset and saw quite a few lobster traps washed up on the shore due to the storms.


















Spirit of Dana Point






    
                                                 
                                                                    spotted a whale!







                                                        washed up lobster traps

    
                                                 





had to get In-n-Out again!