What a treat I had today. Our friend Katya took us to the Pigeon Point Light Station, Año Nuevo Light Station, and then a lovely drive through Santa Cruz.

A highlight for me was watching elephant seals sprawling all over the Año Nuevo beach. It was a good two mile walk each way just to get close enough to see them. The walk took us about one and half hours each way. Tiring but certainly worth the effort.

Besides lots of interesting information, the ranger told us that the elephant seals shed their skins, renew and heal themselves just by doing nothing but lying still. They don’t have to do anything she said. Amazing.