Exploring California

As it turns out, the weather here wasn't horrible. There were a few isolated thunderstorms and showers, and it got ridiculously cold for southern California, but it wasn't bad... granted we went north. We drove up the coastal highway, to San Clemente, where we met with my wonderful groom's cousin. Of course, in typical Dew-style, we stopped 10,000 times along the way for photo ops, turning the one hour drive... into an 8 hour adventure. My favorite stop being in La Jolla Beach at the Children's Pool, which is a walled off, almost lagoon, set up for kids to swim, but the seals took over. There were probably about 50 seals sunning on the beach there. Very cool! If you're bold, ignoring the bacteria warning signs, being certain not to harass them in any way (totally illegal)... you can swim with them.We also sat watching the surfers for a while, very cool. They would study the water and then set up to go after the good ones. It was like they talked to the ocean.
Meanwhile, the biggest tornado outbreak of the year struck the southeast, with a whopping 41 tornado reports. Alabama Mike was out chasing with Alabama John (too hard to link, but check the side-bar). I was getting updates from him and Storm Chasing Mikey, while sipping mimosas in Del Mar, CA, during a patio lunch...

Today, it's off to the zoo!!

~Dewdrop