We decided to go for a little ride today and scope out how we will get from Marina to Hwy. 101 South to Los Angeles when we leave here in a couple of weeks. Before we went for our drive, we decided to stop Marina State Beach. The beach is just on the other side of the sand dunes of the RV park. We go to this beach just about every day because it is so close (within walking distance) and it is so beautiful. To our surprise there was a gentleman who was just getting ready to take off with his parachute glider. It was quite a site to watch him sitting in his "sack seat" guiding his parachute with the hand controls. It was a perfect day for him to be "sailing", the waves were rolling in and the wind was really strong.
After watching him "glide/sail" for several minutes, we decided to continue "exploring" (as our grandson, Noah, would say). Just a couple of miles out of Marina, we were in completely different terrain. We were in huge corporate farm fields full of fresh strawberries, lettuce, carrots & some other vegetables that we don't know what they were (I'm thinking artichokes). The scenery changes so dramatically around every curve in the road. One minute we're next to the ocean, the next we're in valley full of farm fields, and the next we're surrounded by mountains. I'm in love with this part of California!
Just before we went back to the RV Park, we decided to stop again at Marina State Beach. This time there were 3 people with their hang gliders. We only had to wait for a short time, before one of them took off. Unfortunately, he no sooner took off and his wing clipped the side of the sand dune and he crashed. Roger and I went on the edge of the dune and could see that the man and his glider were OK; however; he crashed into a young couple sitting on the sand watching the surf. The young man was slightly injured but said he didn't need any medical help. They couldn't see the glider take off from where they were sitting on the side of the sand dune. I'm sure that they were very surprised to all of a sudden have a glider coming at them.
It's always an adventure! Till next time!
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