NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 (edited) In the woods in a cabin, shit WI-Fi so keeps repeating posts Edited January 28 by NEWKID Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 Great wildlife spotting today, Including a sea otter we watched catching crabs and eating them, could hear them crunching and sea lions on the pier at Santa Cruz. Beautiful scenery and sunset 11 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 31,929 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 5 hours ago, NEWKID said: Great wildlife spotting today, Including a sea otter we watched catching crabs and eating them, could hear them crunching and sea lions on the pier at Santa Cruz. Beautiful scenery and sunset Very nice red shouldered hawk pic,enjoy your weekend if you have time San Diego zoo? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 (edited) 2 hours ago, mackem said: Very nice red shouldered hawk pic,enjoy your weekend if you have time San Diego zoo? Not sure we need to go to the zoo, seeing enough wildlife daily! Lol About to go up into Big Sur state park for an early morning walk...then down to Los Alamos in the Yves Valkey, see if this Californian wine is any good lol Edited January 28 by NEWKID 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 50,993 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 4 hours ago, mackem said: Very nice red shouldered hawk pic,enjoy your weekend if you have time San Diego zoo? that's a good looking hawk ,it's chest plumage is very sparrow/gos hawk like in it's pattern,and also the colour of it's wings is stunning,how big are they roughly Mac? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, Daniel cain said: that's a good looking hawk ,it's chest plumage is very sparrow/gos hawk like in it's pattern,and also the colour of it's wings is stunning,how big are they roughly Mac? Around Goshawk size mate, maybe a touch bigger..was being harassed ny a couple of crows, lovely looking bird. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) Zoo! No need, today has top trumped any nature so far, we were supposed to do 3 hours to Ynez Valley, but we traveled about 40 miles as we spotted whales whilst sat at a red light for road works.. I was sure I saw a spout of water out to sea, I rarely watch the road anyway, heads on a swivel lol... said to the wife to look in the same direction and we both shouted when we saw a big jet of water and a back roll.. we spent the next 2 hours "lay-by hopping" and watching. The grey whales are migrating at the minute so that's what I think they were, could be humpback, but probably greys...the photos are shit, only on a phone, I've complained from day 1 about not having a proper camera, or the skills to use it, as SeanC pointed out to me...lol But that didn't matter for the next spectacle...like a David Attenborough program we stumbled on a beach full of Elephant seals! There were males fighting, females with pups, pelicans and turkey vultures everywhere looking for scraps. . It blew my head, I've been a nature nerd since school, had a hand written letter from David Attenborough as a kid when I wrote to him for a school project as I wanted to get into zoology or some type of work with wild animals, and this is as close to anything I've seen on the telly.. I mean wtf! California is some place Dodgy whale pics Elephant Seals i think these were sea lions clinging to a rock So we never made Ynez valley, settled for a motel on the sea front...what a sun set though! Edited January 29 by NEWKID 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 Unbelievable 8 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 (edited) Spotting Whales on Santa Barbara beach and thos racket is going on behind me Edited January 30 by NEWKID 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 53,440 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Awesome mate x 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 31,929 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 54 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Spotting Whales on Santa Barbara beach and thos racket is going on behind me California Karen’s you going down the coast Santa Monica,long beach,HB etc?Try and make a couple of hours for Corona or emerald bay,Corona because it’s just such a pristine town and emerald bay for scenery 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 27 minutes ago, mackem said: California Karen’s you going down the coast Santa Monica,long beach,HB etc?Try and make a couple of hours for Corona or emerald bay,Corona because it’s just such a pristine town and emerald bay for scenery Yeah that's our general plan, huge thr coast to San Diego, so will definitely check out Corona and Emerald Bay, thank you. Have you been to Solvang? An old Danish town in the Ynez valley, we stayed there last night after a short time in Los Olivios, that's an interesting place, loads of tap houses for the local vineyards... we really liked Solvang as well, quirky place, a little touristy but had a nice vibe...trying to avoid LA, been told plenty not to bother, so we wont lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 31,929 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Yeah that's our general plan, huge thr coast to San Diego, so will definitely check out Corona and Emerald Bay, thank you. Have you been to Solvang? An old Danish town in the Ynez valley, we stayed there last night after a short time in Los Olivios, that's an interesting place, loads of tap houses for the local vineyards... we really liked Solvang as well, quirky place, a little touristy but had a nice vibe...trying to avoid LA, been told plenty not to bother, so we wont lol I haven’t been to Solvang mate,I spend a couple of months in LA a few years ago,right next to Compton then I moved to Corona del mar,two totally different contrasts,your going down through long beach,huntington beach and Laguna,surf central,beautiful stretch of coastline 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 30,132 Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 (edited) 44 minutes ago, mackem said: I haven’t been to Solvang mate,I spend a couple of months in LA a few years ago,right next to Compton then I moved to Corona del mar,two totally different contrasts,your going down through long beach,huntington beach and Laguna,surf central,beautiful stretch of coastline To be honest the drive from Santa Cruz to here has been beautiful, Big Sur area particularly, that stretch of Highway 1 reminds me of the Cornish North Coast, very dramatic cliffs into the Sea, but the mountains and the Redwood forests behind give it an extra special back drop that can't be compared...in awe of the place mate Edited January 31 by NEWKID 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 31,929 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, NEWKID said: To be honest the drive from Santa Cruz to here has been beautiful, Big Sur area particularly, that stretch of Highway 1 reminds me of the Cornish North Coast, very dramatic cliffs into the Sea, but the mountains and the Redwood forests behind give it an extra special back drop that can't be compared...in awe of the place mate It’s a pity you haven’t time to visit the avenue of giants and the lost coast heading up to Oregon mate,but there’s always next time there’s houses in the giant sequoias,real tree houses,don’t ask how but when you see a tree with a front door and windows in the trunk it’s a WTF moment 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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