Showing posts with label harbor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harbor. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

SoCal Trip - 4 - Back to Dana Point

Back at Dana Point but this time down below first.
Walking across the bridge one has a window overlooking the ocean.  I guess this is to show why so many people live where they can overlook the ocean. 
Nicely decorated bridge and underneath (on both sides) were mosaics 
I thought the ship was interesting. A closer look will show why.
Must have been fun getting your family's picture in the mosaic. I never realized that photos could be applied to tile so easily.

A standup paddleboarder glides by in the little inlet.  Didn't seem like a very fun sport. I mean at least you are sitting down all the while when paddling a kayak.

So many boats. And people build right up to the edge of the cliffs.
 This is only a small portion of all the boats.

Back up at the overlook, this shot gives a better idea of how many boats are docked here.  And this is just one little harbor town! We began to realize how big the boating industry must be.

We could see the cliffs earlier, but couldn't get a good shot to show them.  In the way distance are houses built up the hillsides.

Here's that old ship again and another old one behind it.

Anoother look at those aloe flowers in the sunlight.  A little hummingbird was darting around but too quickly for my camera.



SoCal Trip - 2 - Dana Point at Sunrise

High above Dana Point is a nice little lookout over the harbor. It was a chilly 47 degrees (F) so we didn't stay long after sunrise.

I believe this is a replica of an early ship which picked up furs and delivered goods way back in the day.  Richard Henry Dana Jr. had signed on such a ship in his youth and later wrote of this area in his book, Two Years Before the Mast. 

 Sun up is obscured by clouds, but the harbor is a quiet place early in the morning.

Looking the opposite way from the harbor is a nice agave.

And right beside the lookout ramada is a huge aloe plant with striking flowers.

Moon setting above the cliffside condos or apartments modestly decorated for Christmas.