Dolphin Sighting

After working all day in Paso, we decided to take a more scenic drive home for a little change of pace. We drove out to the coast and south along Highway 1. As we approached Morro Bay, Camerin suddenly spotted something in the surf. She was sure it was a whale (a spotting in the area is her lifelong goal) but then realized it must be something smaller like a dolphin. She made Thomas immediately pull over so they could take a closer look.

After speaking with a local bongo drummer and kayaker who thought we were from British Columbia, we learned they were in fact dolphins playing in the surf along the coast. We saw them jump out of the water and swim up and down the beach. They were actually surprising large but without a telephoto lens (Camerin's camera battery was dead) photography was limited. You can see a little bit of what we saw though!
This dolphin was 'surfing.'

We hope to catch some better photos of the dolphins jumping in the near future. But for now we found some better photos online of our dolphins friends. We saw the dolphins performing these actions, but it was too gloomy to get good photos.

Swinging At The Beach

Since we got off work early Thursday we decided to venture to the beach. There were quite a few people out and about and even some playing in the water.

Chair Recovery and Renovation

While out for a bike ride one beautiful afternoon, Camerin spotted a lonely chair. It was slightly disheveled and dirty, but looked to have some good "bones". It was located in someone's yard with a FREE sign on its cushion . . . so we adopted it. After a weekend of some good hard work we have a new, comfortable, stylish, chair. Here are some photos of the renovation process.

Wood before and after sanding.

We used both hand sanding and our trusty Ryobi orbital sander. Here you find Thomas hard at work sanding on our step.

Camerin was our resident specialist on the cushions. She went out and found new "faux leather" aka vinyl to reupholster the cushions. Here she is cleaning the old cushions.

We forgot to take a photo of the chair before we took it apart. Here are the original sides of the chair.

Such a happy cleaner.

Priming and painting for that long lasting finish.

Putting it all together.

Thomas loves his new staple gun.


The chair is really coming together now.

Finished Product!

Still Here!

Do not worry, do not fear, we are still here. We have been a little busy lately, since we are both working and have not had a chance for an adventure. We hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying as much of the summer sun as you can. Remember to have fun!