Above – Alo’s “silly face” at home before our field trip.
Below, Kando doing what he did most of the day yesterday. He is such a good baby. We were out driving and doing things from about 9:30am until 9:30pm. He slept most of the time and only cried when he was hungry. While he was awake and not hungry he was content and happy.
This stuffed bear was Jamie’s when she was a baby. When Robb was born, Janni doctored it up quite a bit, sewing new feet, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and of course a heart. I saved it and now it’s Alo’s (& maybe Kando’s too). It was nice to see Alo with him (or her). Lots of sentimental value here.
We headed on a road trip for about an hour (although we drove much of the day) to Pt. Reyes, an absolutely beautiful coastline community north of San Francisco. According to Wikipedia, “Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California, USA. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as an important nature preserve.” This is a very large area consisting of pine trees (Bishop Pine, Douglas Fur and Coastal Redwood) in the inland area and miles and miles along the coast on the peninsula of still-operating historic cattle ranches established in the mid- to late 1800s. We saw a lot of cattle, deer and elk and a possible mountain lion sighting on a far hillside. Also, many birds of prey, a couple of which sat atop simple barbed wire fence posts just next to the road. According to one of the informational signs we saw, the area of water surrounding this peninsula is the home of the largest population of great white shark, and with that said, not surprisingly also one of the largest populations of sea lions in the world.
Before heading to the coast, we stopped at this park just outside the town of Pt. Reyes. The weather was perfect, and there weren’t a lot of people there.
Time for a selfie.
At this park is the Morgan Horse Ranch. The Morgan horse is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Here Robb and Alo admire a big pile of horse poop.
This horse was very friendly. Alo actually touched it … one time. 
Selfie. I think it liked me because I felt it nibbling on my shoulder.
Selfie. Alo wasn’t going to take his eyes off the horse.
Bug on a bench outside the restaurant where we stopped and had lunch. 
The bay just along the restaurant
We didn’t eat here, but this was worthy of a photo. Tons of oyster shells. They raise and farm oysters here.
Alo at lunch.
Selfie – me and Kando at lunch. He had already eaten and was very content.
At Drake’s Beach – Akuch and Kando enjoying the beach and weather. Kando was awake and just chillin.
Selfie at the beach. 
Robb and Alo enjoy the water. Sort of … as long as Robb didn’t put Alo down.
The beaches here are beautiful and go on for miles. Here we are on the south side of the peninsula – view of coast to the north. 
View of coast to the south.
We left here and drove to the lighthouse. I have more photos I’ll post tomorrow.
Robb has to work today, so we’re meeting up with Akuch around 10am and probably going to a pumpkin patch. We’re expecting more of the same good weather here today.
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