To Top it Off!

I have eaten over at the home of the branch president before and we got on the topic of fishing one time. I told him about living in Alaska and soon our mouths were both watering for crab. He has his pilot's license and mentioned that we should fly down to Monterey, California some time and get some crab. He told me that I would have to work hard on his wife in order for this to happen. I didn't really work on her, but he did. He called me last week and asked what I was doing for the holiday last Monday. I told him that I didn't have any plans and he asked if I wanted to go get some crab!

Tahoe is beautiful this time of year, don't you think?




This is the branch president explaining how flying works. His brother was his co-pilot. I learned a ton about airplanes that day!


My friend Noelle and I were sharing elbow room.


It was quite an experience to open the cabin door when we landed in Watsonville. The rush of warm sea air did wonders for the constant throb I acquired for the ocean while living in Alaska.

We went to a fish and seafood restaurant and then played on the beach for a while.


We found some star fish and caught this little crab. We decided to throw him back though and get some papa crabs to take home.





Noelle was not looking forward to holding this crab. It took me a long time to actually catch it because I was being VERY careful. I have been pinched by a crab before and didn't find it to be a pleasant experience. When the branch president anxiously took it from me, it immediately pinched him and he was still complaining about it half an hour later.

After the beach we decided that we had just enough time to drive up to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and go on a couple of rides.

Then we were on our way back home. It took about an hour and forty-five minutes to fly there, but only an hour and fifteen minutes to fly home.

Isn't Watsonville gorgeous from the sky?

We flew home by a couple of peaks. I have climbed the one on the left. It's called Job's Peak.

We got back just before sunset and then went to the branch president's house and had crab for dinner. What a great day!