Sarah brought us this beautiful bounty from her garden:
We bought a fishing pole for Marco and he loved it. He spent hours fishing (or pishing as he calls it) before losing the pole overboard in the last hour of his visit.
He also enjoyed the Monster Tube:
And now he's ready for the real deal:
We bought fresh sardines the day we left Ventura and they were still alive and kicking almost 4 weeks later:
Jeff caught two almost-keeper halibut:
And Mike caught this incredible sea bass. No sushi for us tonight.
On Sunday the Vellutini and Kimble families came over for a barbecue. And darn it, I forgot to take a group photo this year. We had barbecue tri-tip, baked beans, coleslaw, homemade Hawaiian bread and Carrie brought a yummy zucchini pasta.
White's is a beautiful place to kayak. There are huge kelp beds along the rock walls and the kayaks glide over the top of the kelp.
I guess all these water activities really tired Marco out. He crawled between the couch and coffee and fell sound asleep!
On Wednesday we moved the boat back over to Avalon. We were on a great mooring next to the casino:
We had lunch with Frankie & Carrie at the Avalon Grille. The sea air got to Marco again and he fell sound asleep in Sarah's lap while we ate lunch.
Dinghy cruise with Papa:
John treated Sarah & I to massages one morning. I chose Massages by the Sea at Descanso Beach. Incredible! They open the side of the tent that faces the ocean during the massage, so you hear the lapping of the water on the rocky beach and feel the cool sea breeze.
Descanso Beach:
John was inspired by Marco's haircut, so while we getting our massages the boys went in search of a barber -- and they found the real deal!!
The barber's name is Lolo Saldana, he is eighty one years old and is known as the man with biggest heart in Avalon.
John's new do:
Sarah, Jeff & Marco's Labor Day Vacation is always one of the highlights of the year and , as always, we had a great visit:
3 comments:
Hellow dear friends,
Just got a chance to check out your website, and as expected, you are enjoying yourselfs and your family. Massage cabinas in Descanso? I love it! Sorry to read about John's finger...OUCH! See you when you return to Ventura!
Former owners of SVPangea.
As always, our favorite trip. Thanks for the recount!
Oh and please know that my mother said, "Come on, there's no way you really grew that, right? Those are from the Farmer's Market?" Boo... they are from MY garden!
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