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I gotta start this blog with stating that this is a place I would love to settle down for a while. It is the best place to live for our lifestyles. Too bad we will never be able to afford to live there :(

We just had time to tour around and visit a dog beach for a bit. The place was so alive yet still had a true beach town identity that I love. People were very friendly. The beaches were gorgeous. I got the California bug. I understand now why Californians love to live there. I am jealous.

We sat and watched surfers catch great peeling around a rocky point by the surfer museum. I was hypnotized by the breaking waves and watching the surfers take them all the way in, carving it up the entire ride. If it wasn’t for the cold water, id love to be a surfer :) But if we lived here, we could bike redwood forests one day and play volleyball on the beach the next day. I think this is what is commonly referred to as “California Dreamin’”
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