As our time on the west coast is nearing an end (at least for the next 6 months), I’m already fearing a future withdraw of the coast and all it has to offer.
We have now lived on the west coast for nearly a year, and six of those months have been spent within a five minute walk to the beach. The affinity I have developed for this place is difficult to describe, but I know it’s more than just the salt in the air. I have no great literary language, nor am I a writer by any stretch of the word, so trying to put into words the feelings I’ve had living here is nearly impossible.
With that said, a word picture of my big feelings for this place would fail miserably. So…while these pictures do not do it justice, I’ll try to portray some of the beauty that I have become so fond of and the reason it may feel so hard for me to leave!
(Photo credits: myself and an iPhone)

The big trees…nothing like the Northern California coast! The ocean in your front yard and the redwoods in your backyard (photo credit: Tim, my partner in crime)

A view you will find all over the west coast…photo of a friend we met in Fort Bragg who ran a surf school!

We spent the last year surrounded by great wineries! The view from Cooper Ridge tasting room…delightful wine and lovely atmosphere!
I’m sure it’s difficult to empathize through just these pictures, but the feelings I have with just looking through them is amazing, and habit-forming, and leaves you wanting more!
Although our journey so far has been wonderful, it has done little to satisfy my wanderlust. Quite on the contrary, it has only furthered my desire to go and explore more places, connect with more people, learn more things, and to grow myself along the way!