Our travels
up the California coastline have us driving through sunshine, cloudy skies and
even some rain. I would much prefer we
not deal with rain, but as long as it does not interfere with our sightseeing,
we’ll manage. I’ve sent word out to the weatherman!
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| Marina Dunes Rv park at Marina, CA |
We are
booking the RV parks as we travel and usually stay in unfamiliar places to
explore where we haven’t done before. This will be our first visit to Marina, just
north of Monterey, CA. where we had stayed on a previous visit to the coast. We booked into the Marina Dunes RV Park and
did find it expensive for just an overnight stop when not taking advantage of
their amenities. RV parks near the water are pretty rare but we wanted to be within
walking distance of the ocean.
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| Marina State Park, CA |
The location
was great for our stay. We had easy access
to Marina State Beach, with the entrance right across the street and a fenced
pathway to follow. The clouds had
gathered and were not allowing the sun to shine down on us but we headed over to
watch the sunset.
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| Seascape beyond the dunes |
The dunes are a great sight, with blooming flowers that add color to the growing darkness. The sun is still trying to shine down but struggles to fit between those dark clouds.
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| Are we there yet? |
The wind was
pretty strong and the chill in the April air warranted jackets for our walk but
we trudged up the sandy walk to get ourselves to the beach. We followed our friends up the heavily
travelled path but we saw few others out on this cool and windy night.
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| Enjoying the view |
More clouds
are gathering and not offering much chance of a cloudless sunset, but there is
always hope. The wind blows and the
waves crash; it is wonderful to see, feel and hear the ocean. We are enjoying
the view.
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| Clouds cover the sun |
I am
determined to see the sun set and look forward to watching it from the beach so
we wait awhile longer. Will the dark
bank of clouds move away in time to watch the sun slide down behind the
horizon?
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| April sunset at Marina, CA |
Alas, it did
not. I’d hoped to see what I thought to
be a “perfect” sunset but the weatherman missed the memo. But… the sunset was beautiful anyway, with
sunrays beaming through the clouds. How
could I think otherwise; we were enjoying our travels and adventures and now we
were watching a sunset on the beach with great friends. Perfect!
