To the Coast

We had the pleasure of spending the day at the coast at Los Osos where we got to hike out about 1 mile or so and then down to the tide pools.  The kids had a great time hiking a relatively flat trail along the top of the cliff along the shore line.  Doug carried Westin in the backpack and sometimes had Brynn too. For him I think the hike was much more of a work out!

Once we got out to the tide pools the kids got to climb around on the stone carved out by the water and look for shells and treasures.  They found lots of fun things in the cracks and crevices of the rocks.  They taunted the waves that were crashing quite far up along the shore, the tide seemed to be in very high that day.  Cole eventually got swallowed up by the waves and ended up soaked.  All the kids eventually got wet.  Fortunately I brought a change of clothes.

The weather was beautiful and we soon made our way back to the van. We headed a little further South for the Butterfly Park.

There is a park in which the Monarch Butterfly's stop and gather as they migrate to and from Mexico.  It was getting chilly outside and Westin was sleeping so I stayed in the car while the kids walked the path to the butterflys. I could see them fluttering around from the van, high up in the trees. It was awesome.

We headed to the beach from there to have a picnic dinner against the sunset at the water. Grabbed some ice cream and headed up to the Hot Springs.

Unfortunately we were not able to get into the Hot Springs b/c the kids were not 8 years old. We were sad but we headed home for some much needed rest.

The kids had a great time and although we wish daddy could have joined us, it was nice to go on a day when the weather was so great.