Trinidad
December 30th, 2007
I’m much too tired to be writing a post right now but I have to because I know tomorrow is going to be jam-packed full of new bloggable things and I can’t have this backing up business. If I don’t write about it now, I’ll get back from vacation and have a whole weeks worth of stuff to talk about but I won’t because I’ll be tired and already forgetting all of it. So maybe I’ll write about it with only half of my brain and hope that’s better than all of my brain that has forgotten half of what happened.
The last two nights we’ve stayed at a bed and breakfast in Trinidad. The Trinidad Bay B & B in fact. It was really nice. Toby wasn’t so charmed by all the “charm” but then Toby is an old fart. I loved it.
The decor, the fancy sheets, the sea shells… everything. AND then of course there is THE VIEW. The view is actually why Toby chose this place. He looks at things on google earth and has the whole world figured out. He knows where he’s going before he even gets there.
Did you know you can see the swells of the waves in Trinidad from google earth? You can. They are that big. The coast gets pummeled here. But Toby didn’t just choose this bed and breakfast based on google earth. He actually grew up here and has known about this view since he was a kid.
It’s a great place to stay because Trinidad is beautiful. There are tons of trails to hike on and amazing view to take photos of. Of course everything is five hundred times more fun when it is not raining so it can be a bit tricky timing your visit but we managed. It was pretty rainy when we first got there but absolutely gorgeous the next day.
We hiked around a lot, showing Baby Bug what mushrooms and blackberry branches look like. We trudged over rocks and brambles and mud puddles. It was great.
At one point we came upon a sheer cliff that dropped down to rocks and surf below. I don’t know how I didn’t see it coming since we had been walking along looking at the ocean very very very far below us all along. But I didn’t. When we got to the edge, I walked right up to it and almost lost my lunch. I was that close to just walking off the edge. I actually got physically ill just thinking about what might have happened if I had Baby Bug in my arms and she pulled one of those wiggly toddler moves. I still don’t want to think about it.
Thankfully Toby did know about the sheer drop off and was prepared with Baby Bug in a vice like grip. I guess I’m a lot more afraid of heights than I thought I was. I didn’t take any pictures of that view but I did take about a thousand of all the others.
And there’s more here.
I should write about how toddlers don’t belong in fancy bed and breakfasts and about how I am so sick of traveling… but I think I’ll save that for another day. We are not home yet but I need to retire to my not-as-cozy-as-home bed and get some z’s before Baby Bug wakes me up at the crack of dawn. Tomorrow we are going to explore a possible future town we might live in and I am VERY excited about that.
December 31st, 2007 at 4:31 am
At first, I thought you were talking about Trinidad as in Trinidad & Tobago! These views are spectacular and your photos are so beautifully composed!
(But I have to say, that paragraph about nearly stepping off that sheer cliff got my palms totally sweaty!)
Have fun house-shopping, and may you and your family enjoy a happy and healthy 2008!
December 31st, 2007 at 5:13 am
What a beautiful place! My husband loves to do the google earth thing too. I find it a little creepy! I love that Baby Bug gets to see all that amazing stuff through “both” your eyes! What a lucky little bug!
December 31st, 2007 at 6:20 am
Calling Toby an old fart made me giggle. :)
What a beautiful place! The B&B looks amazing too!
And you’re moving? I’m intrigued!
SAJ says: Maybe… nothing very soon. Moving somewhere in northern California is part of our “five year plan”.
December 31st, 2007 at 6:36 am
Looks absolutely lovely. Enjoy the remainder of your stay!
December 31st, 2007 at 8:23 am
I want to move there! Its beautiful….I would trade the snow I am currently looking at out my window for all that rain any day! The near death cliff diving made my stomach jump though. Happy possible future home town hunting!
December 31st, 2007 at 8:28 am
looks so inviting and peacefull.Beautiful job of walking us though your lens,thank you. happy new year and good healthy to you and yours
December 31st, 2007 at 8:35 am
I also though you were talking about Trinidad & Tobago. We went to Trinidad about five years ago. It was awesome! Some of those views look very similar. Wishing you more sunshine,
kiki
December 31st, 2007 at 9:24 am
I am glad you had a sunny day to enjoy the hiking!
December 31st, 2007 at 9:46 am
great photos- as always. :) that red room is so pretty! and the views! how i miss the coast.
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December 31st, 2007 at 10:25 am
What a lovely B&B, and I love Toby’s idea of going on Google Earth first!
December 31st, 2007 at 11:00 am
I also thought you meant Trinidad and Tobago! The views are beautiful ! That is exciting to look for the next place to call home :o) Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2007 at 11:27 am
What a beautiful place to stay!
December 31st, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Happy New Year to you and your family, here’s wishing you all good things for 2008. I’m presently on a high as I’ve roasted my first ever chicken with all the trimmings for my family including Chcolate mouse for desert. Not bad for an all-in-one-pot girl :) Sending you many hugs and fond regards xxx
December 31st, 2007 at 1:14 pm
If you get to drive around Humboldt county an artist named Matt Beard has some pretty incredible murals hanging around the surf shops. I love his art but it is out of my price range. :-(
December 31st, 2007 at 3:55 pm
The whale is much appreciated :-)
December 31st, 2007 at 5:05 pm
lovely!
Happy New Year cool lady :)
December 31st, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Wow, those are some gorgeous views! I ADORE Northern California…it’s the only part of CA I would live in.
Happy 2008!
Tara
December 31st, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Can I move with you? I could really go for a change of scenery.
December 31st, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Those are some gorgeous shots.
December 31st, 2007 at 9:24 pm
So pretty. That B&B looks idyllic. What a great way to ring in the New Year.
Have a safe trip home.
January 1st, 2008 at 6:47 am
Oh, I want to go there. I do! I do! Name, place, all details!
January 1st, 2008 at 7:09 am
Oh, I adore that wooden whale shot!
Traveling with a kiddo is hard – but I love all the views you’ve shared.
January 1st, 2008 at 7:13 am
What a gorgeous view. And all things beachy at the B&B make me want to stay there too!
Wishing you, Toby and BB a Happy New Year!!
January 1st, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Trinidad looks beautiful. I have never been to a Bed and Breakfast but have always wanted too. Thanks for the look in to your trip.
January 1st, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Love the hedge hog.
January 2nd, 2008 at 6:21 am
I also thought you were talking about Trinidad and Tobago and was marveling at how close it seemed to be to your house since you were only there for two days. I was all “Way to be, Brenda. Being all spontaneous and shit. Good job!” But yeah, no. Still pretty though.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
Beautiful place! I love you new Hedgehog header. So cute!
January 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Your pics are gorgeous! You’re thinking of moving north?
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I absolutely love your hedgehog banner!
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Happy New Year! Gorgeous pics!
Although, heh, Trinidad means something *completely* different here in Colorado.
January 2nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Hedgehog!! OMG… must be fabricated onto to some cool etsy merchandise…. Maybe a onesie?
You are a design queen!
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I LOVE Trinidad. When I went to Humboldt State I drove up to Trinidad all the time. Like every day, there for a while. My favorite seafood meal of all time was the combo plate from the little shack in the grocery store parking lot–everything you could want from the ocean, all fried up and served with tartar sauce for $4. Love.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
You and the bug are adorable and i love that you share your lovely photos with us.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:37 am
Gosh, what a gorgeous place. I’ve never been or even heard of it, actually and I’m from Northern Calif.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Before I moved to Sacramento, I lived about two hours south of Trinidad… too bad we’re not still there! We could have hosted you… but we did live in the very stickiest of sticks…