Anniversary Weekend...and more

Wally and I celebrated our 34th anniversary by spending a night at the Pelican Inn, near Muir Woods, north of San Francisco. The weather cooperated enough for us to spend a delightful couple of hours on the beach, a ten minute walk from the Inn.

The sun was shining and we were able to play our favorite beach game of "Stick! Stick!" The object of the game is to see how far out you can stick your "stick" in the sand before getting soaked by the waves and if your stick survives the incoming waves- you win! Wally seems to win almost every time! (Look at the photo above right very carefully and you will see his "stick" still upright!) Here we are with a "friend" we found on the beach. He was cute, but didn't have much to say!

We also drove up to the top of Mount Tamalpias and took in the breathtaking views of the whole bay area. I'm afraid the views atop of Mt. Tamp best those of our beloved Mt. Diablo!

The Pelican Inn, a "country inn capturing the spirit of 16th century England's west country," was
fun, complete with Beef Wellington for dinner and a breakfast that included an English "banger" (fancy name for a big, fat sausage!). Aside from almost being smoked out of our room by the chimney's smoke right outside our "balcony", Wally and I enjoyed our relaxing 24 hours together and may go back to the Inn again...in another 34 years!