The Whole Mishtupah!

I met Mark Lillge in Mill Valley this morning for a bike ride. We rode up through Mill Valley, over the hill and dropped down into Muir Woods. Past Muir Woods, all the way to Highway One. North on Highway One, we climbed north toward Stinson Beach. This is one of the most scenic stretches of road in Northern California. Winding road on a cliff high above the ocean.


We continued north, past Stinson Beach to Bolinas. We turned right and proceeded east up the Bolinas Fairfax Road. Big climb. About 1400 feet over five miles or so. At the top, we turned right on Ridge Crest and climbed the "seven sisters" toward the summit of Mt. Tam. Beautiful clear day. You could see all the way to the Farallon Islands.

20 miles out

Bolinas and Duxbury Reef in Background


Back down Mt. Tam to the cars. I had to hustle home to prepare dinner for Pete and Thomas. I stopped for a few things at the Palace Market in Pt. Reyes Station. A store clerk sat out front of the store with his guitar, monitoring the amount of shoppers in the store while he played songs on his guitar.


I got home and whipped together some ceviche from Sunday's halibut. We took a walk to the boat before dinner. The tide was low. The water was warm.

We brought "walktails" to the beach/boat



Back to Maggie's Farm for BBQ chicken, ceviche and roasted potatoes and cauliflower.




We had a lot of laughs. Especially at Beth's pigeon yiddish. She said next time we get together, we need to invite the whole mishtupah. We knew what she meant;  but, it sure was funny.

Going fishing (again?) tomorrow with Greg Goddard, in the ocean for salmon. Wish me luck. I am sure I'll be too tired to blog tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll have some pictures of fish.

the bear

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Great Day Fishing with Earl

Image
Another epic fishing day. I had the alarm set for 5:20 a.m. Meeting Earl at the boat at 5:45. I woke up at 4 and could not get back to sleep. No problem - I did the NYT spelling bee. Got out of the house and got to the boat early at Treasure Island. Got things set up and started the engines. Earl arrived and we quickly shoved off. Motored across the bay to fisherman's wharf to get live bait. We were not alone. There was a line of about 20 boats all the way out of the cove into the bay, waiting to get bait. We slowly eased our way to the bait receiver and got our two netfuls of live anchovies which they call a "half scoop", poured gently into our live bait tank. Decision time: where should we fish. There were at least 25 boats fishing all around Alcatraz. I often avoid the popular crowded spots unless I know for sure that the fish are biting there. I tend to go to fishing spots where I have personally caught fish. When I catch a fish, I mark the spot with a big red X ...
Read more

Coast Trail

Image
Saturday. Beth and I did our customary garden tour and maintenance in the morning. It is good for the garden when we look at every plant daily. My mole traps are idle. Since I set them, the moles have kept a  low profile. We hiked five miles in the Pt. Reyes National Seashore. A beautiful loop beginning near the Youth Hostel down the Coast Trail to Limantour Beach; and back up to the Youth Hostel.  Late afternoon, we drove to San Francisco for the night. Fishing again tomorrow. Years from now, when someone asks how I survived Covid 19, I'll tell them, I escaped by fishing as much as possible. Beth and I had a delicious takeout Italian dinner from the Ideale Restaurant in North Beach, courtesy of our friend David Zalob. David usually invites a large group for lunch at Ideale to celebrate his birthday. He turned 73 this year. Under the circumstances, he invited everyone to have a takeout meal or eat on the street.   While on the subject of food, I have been l...
Read more

Greg Goddard

Image
Yesterday's blog today. I got home from a long day of fishing yesterday - exhausted. It all started at 5:45 a.m.   I had slept pretty well. I expected to take the boat out into the ocean which is still a bit scary. I knew that Greg Goddard would join me, bringing years of experience and wisdom. I was less afraid. The alarm woke me up. I had everything prepared the night before. Simple to pack up and go. Easy drive to Treasure Island - less than ten minutes door to gate. I got there early as always to get things set up. I hate trying to remember everything (switches, lines, rods, reels, bait tank, warm up engines, etc.) and do all the prep while everyone is ready to depart. Everything went smoothly. I put on the  downriggers for salmon fishing.  Greg showed up at 7 a.m. We quickly untied the mooring lines and embarked on our journey. While fishing, I realized that I spend more time fishing than any other activity these days.  Fortunate. Every...
Read more