Mark and Patti suggested one more Pacific Coast adventure before we part ways so we headed to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve at Moss Beach, California. It’s renowned for the diversity of marine flora and fauna and is s great place to visit tide pools. We arrived just as the tide was at its lowest ebb to discover that everyone else had the same great idea on this summer Sunday afternoon. Chuckie and Judy go to the beach. It truly was a great experience but was very much about people watching as well as appreciating nature and definitely not about solitude today. Along with a last round of hugs, it was in fact a fine finale for a fabulous family visit.
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
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