San Diego Sun Fun...Part 1

Monday afternoon I went for a two mile walk under blue sky, warm sunshine and cool air.  I felt like I had a one hour vacation.  
The week since I have been home has been blurred and buried under gray, smoggy air from the forest fires. I stayed inside for the first 3 days, then ventured out carefully the following days.  

SO......what has happened the past 2 weeks?   LOTS.....

  Back in Wisconsin Olivia's dad tried really hard to keep her from running off on her 
Gram G/Olivia Great San Diego adventure......


From Wausau to Minneapolis to San Diego!! 

We landed late Tuesday evening and by Wed. morning we were off exploring Ocean Beach with Uncle Bill and cousin Berklee!  Longest pier on the west coast...

 Checking out the Pacific Ocean...

Checking out Ocean Beach art...




An afternoon of  Mission Bay sun fun with blow up kayaks.

Aunt Amanda and Olivia set out to sail the seas......and return..

  







Gram G gives it a try....

An evening stroll through OB  farmers market, 

drums, hula hoops and beach scene..... a good ending to a 90 degree day!!

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Thursday excursion to Sea World!

Aunt Amanda/ cousins Berklee, Gemma, Olivia/ Gram G 

Petting reef sharks and horseshoe crabs...Olivia is planning to study marine biology in college. This is exciting for her

Enjoying the funny sea lion show in 90 degree weather.

Gram G was hiding in the shade                                                                          lunch under the trees!

 

 

My favorite.Giant turtles

Sea World Hot Girls Club...
90+ degrees... 

TOO hot to stay.....


An evening return visit for night rides!!

 

                                             





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Friday Coaster Ride to Oceanside....watching the scenes go by....

7 hours of beach sun fun  Friday afternoon into evening sunset....

Aunt Debbie, Uncle Gerry....
a few hours with cousin Angie!!                                                     

This has been a good 4 sun fun days in the life of Grandma G.

"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound and all that is in it." 
 (Psalm 96:11)

Madeline Island....

While in Wisconsin I needed to visit my favorite place....
Madeline Island in Lake Superior.....










On a lovely, sunny Monday..
After a rainy, muggy weekend..
We loaded up and drove the 90 minutes to Lake Superior and Bayfield, WI. 

Madeline Island is an island in Lake Superior. Now part of Ashland County, Wisconsin, it was long a spiritual center of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Although the largest of the Apostle Islands, it is not included in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is the only island in the Apostle Island chain open to commercial development and private ownership.The community of La Pointe, located on the western edge of the island and established by French colonists as a fur trading post, was one of the earliest European settlements in the area.^[2] It has a population of 302, with a higher population during the summer tourist season.^[3] The island can be accessed by ferry from nearby Bayfield.  (Wiki-pi website)

 We boarded the Madeline ferry for the 20 minute cruise to the Island...car and all.... 

 On the Island I found my dream car!!

 Louisa found hers!!

Got gas??  Only fill up on the Island....


The main goal of the day....the back side of the Island to clear water, sandy beach and agate hunting!!

Gram G made it too....

Some balanced "rock city" buildings

A sunken sandstone America map!!  

Lagoon adjacent to the lake 

 

Time to leave.....want a little "Chippewa" to read??

Saying goodbye to the Island..... 

Agate treasures to take home.....

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Grandma G on to new adventures.....

Wondering what is happening here???

"NO,  don't go..."

Check back soon to find out.....

This has been a good Madeline Island day in the life of Grandma G.

"Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them."  (Isaiah 42:10)