Boulder Creek / Santa Cruz

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View 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29JUN17 photos 16JUN17 16JUN17: awake at oh dark thirty... thin the pile of moving blankets... ... load the Geo... load the Solora... 16JUN17: awake at oh dark thirty... thin the pile of moving blankets... photo by Russell Holder... ... load the Geo... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... load the Solora... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... 16JUN17: Depart West Sacramento at 11am, arrive in Boulder Creek at 4pm 17JUN17 17JUN17: up at 5am... note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1329GMT = 0629HRS PST Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 17JUN17: Depart Boulder Creek at 10am, arrive in San Francisco at 1pm photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... .........lunch at the Chart House on the end of Pier 39, then walk around till 3pm .........Hwy 1 back to Santa Cruz then Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek by 6pm... long day .........the Grand Princess departs for Ketchikan, Alaska... 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TO THE BEACH... ... must dig a big hole of course... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... finished digging the pit... photo by Russell Holder... ... people watching is a great beach passtime... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... the usual big waves and sounds... photo by Russell Holder... ... lets ride the unicorn... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... here comes a wave... hurry up and get on... ... ... oops... wipe out... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... zooooom in to get these sail boats waaaaay out there... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... dog watching... a WELL behaved dog... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... Babydoll photobombed... photo by Russell Holder... 20JUN17 20JUN17: up at 5am note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 21JUN17 21JUN17: up at 5am ... still underway to Juneau... note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ... meanwhile us'ns and Tyler go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium... http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium website: click here/ View 21JUN17 photos View 1st page of aquarium photos View 2nd page of aquarium photos photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... still moored in Juneau... ... ... ok, that's it for Juneau and underway again... next stop... Skagway... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 22JUN17 Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ... doesn't look like the mooring is holding all that well to me... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 23JUN17 23JUN17: up at 5am note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST ... from adrift around Skagway last night to underway this morning to Tracy Arm... ... after Tracu Arm on to Endicott Arm... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 11am... finished working out and showering... ... us'ns are off to the Santa Cruz Warf for lunch and shopping... ... in the Solora, top down... beautiful day... ... tomorrow is Woodies on the Warf in Santa Cruz... been there in the past... ... the woodies are great but the parking and crowds are horrendous... elpasso... ... would you like to know more?... santacruzwoodies.com/june-22-25-2017-23rd-annual-woodies-on-the-wharf/ santacruzwoodies.com/june-22-25-2017-23rd-annual-woodies-on-the-wharf photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... from Endicott Arm to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 24JUN17 24JUN17: up at 4am... not burning any sunshine, but, apparently enough shut eye... note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST ... Grand Princess is still enroute to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess start fixing breakfast at 6am: 1/2 cut Steel Cut Oatmeal (measured before cooking in 1 cup water), with... 3 TbSp Whey 1 TbSp Gelatin 1 banana 2 slices Sour Dough French Bread (toasted, dry) 1 cup Almond Moo 2 cups Coffee and the breakfast regiment of dietary vitimins and supplements of course photo by Russell Holder... ... meanwhile Grand Princess is still enroute to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ... every day in Boulder Creek is a work out day... ... ... tic tic tic... must wait an hour after eating before working out... ... ... sufficient time has passed... this is a lower body workout day... Boulder Creek modified lower body workout (1 hour): warm up routine and stretching squats (with a Sotz 17 lb total weight (12 lb head) Monster Maul, heels on 2x4) calf raises (with a Sotz 17 lb total weight (12 lb head) Monster Maul, toes on 2x4) presses (on machine (100#)) push ups (on knuckles) photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... meanwhile... Grand Princess is still enroute to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ... nice day for a cruise with the dogs, top down... ... 9 to 35 to 84 to Herb's to 1 to Gram Hill Road to 9... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... meanwhile... Grand Princess is still enroute to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 25JUN17 25JUN17: up at 5am note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST ... and... Grand Princess is still enroute at sun rise to Victoria... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess start fixing breakfast at 8am: 3 waffles (frozen, from last Saturday) butter hot syrup 1 banana 1 cup Almond Moo 2 cups Coffee and the breakfast regiment of dietary vitimins and supplements of course photo by Russell Holder... ... every day in Boulder Creek is a work out day... ... ... tic tic tic... must wait an hour after eating before working out... ... ... sufficient time has passed... this is a upper body workout day... Boulder Creek modified lower body workout (1 hour): warm up routine and stretching 10 each on machine (84#, 53#, 79# respectively) preacher curls, tricep push-downs & behind the head pull-downs reverse curls, tricep push-downs & behind the head pull-downs preacher curls, tricep push-downs & behind the head pull-downs reverse curls, tricep push-downs & behind the head pull-downs preacher curls, tricep push-downs & behind the head pull-downs five 10's each butterfly [arm] (on machine (32#)) flys (w/ Monster Maul (17#)) five 10's each with a Sotz 17 lb total weight (12 lb head) Monster Maul wrist curls reverse wrist curls photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... afternoon... to the store in Rich's Traverse for some groceries and... ... to top up push water for Tuesday morning drive to the city... ... meanwhile back at the ranch, dogs go in and out and in and out... to bark at... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ... meanwhile... that's it for Victoria... ... Grand Princess is now enroute to San Francisco... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 26JUN17 26JUN17: up before 5am note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST ... and... Grand Princess is still enroute at sun rise to San Francisco... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess ,.. us'ns and Tyler are off to the beach in Santa Cruz via Highway 9... photo by Russell Holder... ,.. another clear day at the beach in Santa Cruz for the Princess... ... can clearly see 40 miles across the bay to Monterey... photo by Russell Holder... ,.. tide is coming in... big waves today... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ,.. some REEEEALLY nice wages today... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... ,.. meanwhile... the Grand Princess continues on toward San Francisco... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess 27JUN17 27JUN17: up at 5:30am note: 7 hours difference between GMT and PST; 1258GMT = 0558HRS PST ... Grand Princess still enroute to San Francisco... Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Princess bridgecams... choose Grand Princess Siri says it's a 2 hour drive from Boulder Creek to Pier 27, so, left at 9am'ish... ... highway 9 - highway 35 - Old La Honda Road - Portola Road - Sand Hill Road - 280 - 6th Street - Embarcadero - Pier 27 arrive at passenger pick-up around 11'ish return via Embarcadero - 280 - Page Mill Road - Alpine Road - Page Mill Road - highway 35 - highway 9 - Boulder Creek arrive in Boulder Creek before 1pm R O C K I've been looking at this ROCK at the bottom of a downhill grade into a sharp left turn since 1967 and always thought "man-o-man... mess up on this turn and you'll be a splat spot on this rock"... well... apparently enough people have screwed up in this turn that there is not a lot of sinage through out the turn... from both directions... but... the only way people will quit running into the rock is if it is made into Class A (2"-6") RIP RAP for slope and stream stabilization... till then... it's gene pool purification... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... photo by Russell Holder... 28JUN17 28JUN17: up at 5am [no photos today... breakfast, load cars, head east, unload cars...] 29JUN17 29JUN17: up at 5am [no photos today... breakfast, work out, coffee, nap time...] View best of 16,..,29JUN17 photos... click here... 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