Adventures with "Jamy" Part I

I live in the most beautiful place on earth. Ever since i moved here i have always dreamed of having a companion to explore and take advantage of this grand piece of heaven...Southern California. Not only did i meet the most perfect campanion but he is also the most adventurous human of anyone i know. We have had some pretty cool excursions in the last 5 months and this one might top them all, for now.

We took a 4 hour bike ride on Sunday down the coast of Newport and Laguna. Had a slight tif on which direction we would head. We ended up upon this precious charming little beach rental/resort area that was so sucluded. You would never know it was there. Private beach front with huts/cottages surrounding it. They were painted funky colors, some needed serious work, some were rentable but the little community was what intrigued us. Shake shack, surf board/boogie board rentals, kids flying kites, it was so quiet and so quaint. We fell in love. JL just had to show off his bad ass riding skills, tracking through the sand...just as the waves crashed to shore. Sand in brakes...caused a slight halt. As i patiently waited...tourists asked me the direction of the water...turned out they were from Oklahoma...how often does that happen? In California? Never. Off we go...braving steep hills...feel the thigh burn...in which i so greatly needed after the weekend eat-a-thon with Lindsay.

As we were flying down the path, an attempt to keep up with one another, we ventured upon a couple paragliders. These "para" apparatus' have a gas propelled motor that attaches to their back. Not so sure these aren't a special kind. Anyhow...we watched one of them land and one try and take off but the wind would not pick up. Very cool to watch that. A couple cotton tailed bunnies crossed our path...adorable. We rode so far. I breathed in fresh, cool, ocean breeze and my lungs appreciated it as they are now capable.

As we rode towards the sunset we came upon this out-of-the-way cove in which we deemed "our discovery." We jumped off our bikes, and took a seat on the side of the cliff...just sat and starred at the surfers and seagulls. It was so captivating. We sat there in a bit of a trance, starring into one anothers eyes...we were that sappy, romantic couple for a minute. It was surreal. Just taking it all in. We both wished we had brought along a backpack filled with all sorts of wine, cheese and goodies.

As we made our way back to our parked car i couldn't help but take a mental picture of this moment. Just us. Something we will remember forever. Breathtaking beauty!