CARMEL BY THE SEA/PFEIFFER BEACH…

Well, we have been here a couple of weeks and the sense of awe increases each day… the beauty surrounding us is such that you can only take it in a bit at a time. We have discovered that when standing among the redwoods you feel a timeless serenity… almost a reverence such as one would feel in a very old cathedral or other mystical place. These trees have an energy that is majestic and elegant… Denise… you must come and see us and visit with these ancient ones. Some of these trees are over two thousand years old and though not as large as the inland Redwoods they are plenty big enough to impress even the most jaded sightseer.

The pictures we offer this time are of Carmel by the Sea and Pfeiffer Beach. The pictures of Carmel and the views from Hwy 1 were taken last week when we went to Monterey to shop. The coast here is spectacular… nothing like the ocean that I remember from Southern California days of my youth. This coast is dramatic and wild, with cliffs that drop off into the ocean itself and enormous rock formations standing out in the surf….. Something to see!!

Carmel is a real fairy tale place… the houses down by the beach are little goblin castles or real big mansions… Denise…. The yards have “plant monsters” growing all over them… the flowers are large and colorful and plentiful… the prices in the restaurants will make you faint so we have no idea how good the fare is…..

We spent a day at Pfeiffer beach with our neighbors and co-hosts, Steve and Karen, last week so check out those photos also. There are videos on youtube of the beach…. Go to youtube and look for Buffalo1946 to check out the surf and surfers of Pfeiffer Beach. Sierra hit that beach and took off running like a wild thing…she had a real puppy party running in the sand and wetting her little feet in the ocean…. Her friends from next door, Moose and Bear (two male doxies) are wild things at the beach and wore her out quickly.

As you will see in the photos, Pfeiffer Beach is a wonderland… I think we have landed in Nature’s Magic Kingdom! I spent the day sitting in a chair and just watching the surf and thinking about how it has been rolling in and rushing out for all the time this planet has existed and it sure put things into perspective…. I came home in a state of altered awareness and can’t wait to go there again. Buff had his shoes off and was in the water in the blink of an eye… he is loving this to the max.

There are five couples here hosting and all of them are really great people that we are enjoying getting to know. Steve and Karen live right next to us and are quickly becoming life-long friends… Moose loves Sierra but she disdains his professions of love as she feels he is just a bit too young (still acts like a pup) for her mature ways. Steve and Karen are also NASCAR fans and they have a satellite dish… we have the big comfy tent… so we have joined forces – they bring their t.v. to our tent and we all sit and watch the race then usually fix dinner afterward and eat together…. This is just way too cool!!!

For those contemplating a trip to see us I want to mention that there are also accommodations – very pricey – at the park lodge and several motels and rustic cabin rentals within a couple of miles of the park… so if you don’t like a tent or crashing on our living room floor you can google Big Sur and check out the other possibilities in the area.

We are very excited to share this wonderland with any who can get the time and make the trip here… just let us know when you will be arriving….We “work” three days on and three days off but can plan on trading days with other hosts if you are here when we “work“ …. Our Rangers… Aaron and Matt -(Boy, the rangers are getting younger and better looking than what I remember……..) are very low key and easy to work with and have lots of info on the best places to see and even how to get some free tickets for some places.

So far the only flies in the ointment here is the poison oak (no encounters of the close kind yet) and the banana slugs… real creepy…. So until we have more pictures to share……love from

The sensory overloaded gypsies

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