Happy Birthday Lunel

"What would you like to do for your birthday?"  And, with no hesitancy she said, let's go to the mermaid pool, so off we went.  Just a hop over to Lava Tree State Park, then down past Noni Farms to the "red road" - which it used to be when it was all covered with red cinder.  There's no sign, but if you know the way, it is a short hike down the hill to the ocean.

 
The view is spectacular and we wish all our great friends from Humboldt County could see this for themselves.  

Following the sort-of path (wearing good shoes) and at our age preferably with a walking stick, pick you way carefully to the mermaid pool where you may find you are alone in a natural lava pool with fresh ocean waves crashing over into crystal clear water.



After a refreshing dip, float and lounge, it is time to snack on some tuna sandwiches, white pineapple from our own yard, and a short ride home.

Here we are finishing our lunch before we head back home.

Tonight, we are headed down to Kalapana in just a few minutes for a dinner at Uncle Roberts where we hope to meet Dan and Steve, some new friends we met on the hike down.  They have been together for 27 year -- just like us, and they just finished completing their new house.

We also met another guy named Bill who mentioned he too was headed down to Uncle Roberts.  Hopefully we will met up, share some awesome music and food.