Dick, Al and I were the first ones up so we set out on a walk to the shore of Tamales Bay, about 40 minutes away from Al's house by way of great hiking trails thru a wooded area. We returned feeling like our three mile hike had provided a good workout, only to find the rest of the crew up and ready to head out on another hike. Al and Wendy had planned a day of activities for us to see local sights, so we packed a picnic lunch, and made a stop at an oyster store to pick up fresh oysters for tonite's dinner. Of course, this involved sampling raw oysters by many of our group. (I did have some really great pictures of this venture, but somehow they disappeared from my camera. I'm afraid it may be the result of working on this blog too late at night.) But back to oysters--not feeling that adventurous, I passed. Then we went out to see a herd of elk at a state reserves. We found a buck with about 12 females close enough to see, but not close enough to get any pictures. Our next destination was a hiking area on the Reyes Point penisula and we hiked to the sand dunes where we saw a flock of brown pelicans and on to the ocean. It was a beautiful day-sun shining, blue sky and perfect temperature. We returned home famished. Al fired up his grill and began preparing the 5 dozen oysters purchased earlier. I did try these-cooked oysters aren't slimy like raw ones and while I'm not as big a fan as Judy-they weren't bad. Everyone pitched in and we had a feast prepared in no time. Lots and lots of food, wine, and laughter. No one wanted the night to end, but finally, we all gave in (remember-we had walked about 10 miles today!) and called it a day--15 on a scale of 1-10.
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