Trip to Pigeon Point Lighthouse
On Sun. April 7, 2013, we visited Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the CA coast between Davenport and Half Moon Bay, and spent the night at the hostel -- an incredible location for a hostel! Even better, they have a very private hot tub perched on a cliff above the ocean...a lovely way to enjoy the sunset. The weather was breezy and 50s-60s on Sun. afternoon, and the typical CA coastal fog crept in at sundown. Around midnight a gale blew in, and it sounded like the buildings were going to blow into the ocean! It was still incredibly windy when we left Mon. morning. One of the staff said it was the most wind he'd experienced in 3 years at the hostel.
The state parks are restoring the grounds around the lighthouse to native vegetation. As a result I was able to get a good look at several species of plants. I also got shots of a few birds and critters, although the weather wasn't very conducive to bird-watching!