From Home to Home

We lived in Pacifica for almost ten years and we return now and then. Spending time in Pacifica always feels like we are home again and, as we also feel at home here in Santa Fe, going between them is like leaving home to go home.

We visited old friends, saw old sights and visited favorite restaurants. It is always gratifying to walk into a restaurant you've not visited in several years and be warmly greeted and remembered. Likewise with old friends.

You can see more of our trip in the Devil's Slide and the Sweeney Ridge entries. This is the photo blog of the key part of the trip.

Here is where we lived for many years. Every day ... often several times a day ... I'd walk along this beach enjoying the air and sights and my fellow Pacificians. The pier is somewhat famous in the Bay Area because whenever there is a strong winter storm, all the local tv news teams send their cameras down to the pier to see the waves crashing into the shore. Which gives people the idea that Pacifica is a terrifying place to live with horrible weather. Well, it's pretty nice, actually.

The Sharp Park golf course is along the beach. The golf course belongs to the City of San Francisco. It seems to be a decent course but I think it's a lot prettier than it is technically good.

When we got to town, the first thing we did is to rush down to the Green Apple and the City Lights bookstores. Here is the pile I bought ... Cyndi's pile is about half this high. This should get us thru the winter but we'll have to return in the spring for another book run.

We then headed to SOMA for a visit with Jane and to see Aidee, Fausto and their new baby Mateo. When Aidee and Fausto found out it was our birthdays, they immediately bought us a celebratory dinner. The meal was very nice but it was their company that made this a very special birthday.

Here we are on Cyndi's birthday at the coast.

This is again on the Pacifica Beach, closer to Mussel Rock where the San Andreas fault dips into the sea and where apartments are falling into the sea. We almost bought a house near here but it fell into the sea before we could make that mistake.

And finally, a pic of Cyndi overlooking Linda Mar (the southern most of the seven little towns that form Pacifica) and Monte's house (the topmost house in the center of the photo).