During the 1800s, as ship traffic increased along California shores, the area was known to mariners as exceptionally hazardous.Many vessels fell victim to Pigeon Point's treacherous shoreline.
The construction of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse 50 miles south of San Francisco was the result of multiple fatal incidents, especially the sinking of Coya and Hellespont in the 1860s.
Living in the Central Valley, we are blessed to be able to travel an hour or so and see the great Pacific Ocean. So, for my birthday weekend, I had a yearning to see the ocean and visit one of our California Missions. We traveled down Highway 17 to Santa Cruz on Saturday, visited my little brother and enjoyed his belated 50Th birthday party that evening. The next morning we visited the Mission and attended Mass at the Holy Cross Church. We then traveled up the coast. Pigeon Point is just one of the many beautiful sites. We stopped in Davenport for some bakery goods and then to Pescadero and for lunch at Duarte's Tavern.
The construction of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse 50 miles south of San Francisco was the result of multiple fatal incidents, especially the sinking of Coya and Hellespont in the 1860s.
Living in the Central Valley, we are blessed to be able to travel an hour or so and see the great Pacific Ocean. So, for my birthday weekend, I had a yearning to see the ocean and visit one of our California Missions. We traveled down Highway 17 to Santa Cruz on Saturday, visited my little brother and enjoyed his belated 50Th birthday party that evening. The next morning we visited the Mission and attended Mass at the Holy Cross Church. We then traveled up the coast. Pigeon Point is just one of the many beautiful sites. We stopped in Davenport for some bakery goods and then to Pescadero and for lunch at Duarte's Tavern.
The weather was perfect and it was a great weekend.
It's Outdoor Wednesday hosted by the wonderful Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer. Please visit her blog to see other Outdoor Wednesday participants.
Happy Wednesday!
Mumzie
