Today feels like the first day of vacation after yesterday's grueling car trip. We got up later, had a more relaxed breakfast (the hotel has a full hot breakfast). Then we went into Ventura to get snacks and drinks for the hotel room. We also stopped at the bank to get quarters for when we play Mah Jongg on Thursday.
After shopping, we came back to the hotel and checked out the pool. It's really small, so we decided not worth getting into suits to try swimming. Instead we walked into town and had lunch at Snapper Jack's Taco Shack. Sandra had a shrimp burrito and Nita had a steak fajitas burrito.
After that we came back to the hotel and played Carcasonne, read, and took naps until 3pm when we left for the San Buenaventura State Beach. It's a very short walk from our hotel--half a block over and then across the highway on a pedestrian bridge and then you're there. You can only go a little way out on the pier due to storm damage. Here's a photo of us on the pier looking south towards the beach.
We walked down to the beach and looked for beach glass. Here's the first peice we found:
There wasn't a lot of glass, but we found a respectable amount. There were some nice waves out on the water.
After about 2 hours of searching, we went back to the pier and ate at Beach House Fish. You order fish and then say how you want it cooked and what you want for a side. Sandra got scallops with pasta and apple slaw. Nita got grilled ahi tuna with cucumber ginger salad. They were both yummy.
While we were eating, we watched surfers trying to catch a wave. There were some good waves, but seems like you have to have a lot of patience to surf. You have to wait for the waves and then if you're not in the exact right spot, you miss it. Some of the waves were about 5-6 feet high.
Here's our sea glass catch of the day.
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