Here are more vacation photos. See the previous few posts for details of where we were, in case you haven’t been hanging on every word that I post.
Yet another sunset from our condo. In weeding through the photos, it appears that we took at least 50 sunset photos from our balcony on the various evenings that we were there at sunset. Thank heavens for digital, is all I can say.
We did make it out to Catalina Island. I had that silly song in my head for the whole trip, by the way. We took the Catalina Flyer over, and spent the whole day, taking a bus trip inland to check the place out.
Here’s the bus:
And more beach/knitting shots.
We stopped at the Wrigley ranch for refreshments part-way through the tour. I took a knitting break with this fine fellow.
There were cute horses, and a cute real cowboy.
There were buffalo:
And the ferry ride back to the mainland, at yet another sunset.
We met our Germany friends for breakfast Sunday morning before we took off for home. We discovered the Crystal Cove Beach Cottages during our trip. This was a thriving beach community from the 1930’s to the 1950’s, and subsequently fell into disrepair. It has been turned into a historic district and is slowly being restored as rental cottages. The restaurant on the property, the Beachcomber, is just a hoot. I want their martini flag for our dock. We didn’t get any photos, as it was drizzly that morning, but someday intend to go back there for a vacation.
On to knitting. I worked on the Laurel Hill sweater during the trip, and finished both the front and back. Now it’s on to Sleeve Island, nothing like Catalina Island, I’m sure. Maybe playing that song would make it go faster. Then again, maybe not.
I also got quite a bit done on the first of the Solar Energy socks. I wasn’t quite certain that I liked this color once I started knitting, but it’s growing on me. It’s striping in a rather interesting fashion.
It’s actually not quite that…yellow. It’s more maize and khaki, with light purple and orange in the stripey part. I’ll try to get the color better with the next, hopefully daylight, photo.
I’m also still working on a lace project, but it’s gotten to that point where it just can’t be photographed without looking like a blob. The last photo I took of the Forest Canopy shawl was way back in September. It’s bigger than that now, but too big to spread out and get a decent photo. You’ll just have to wait.
This week is a work week, so stay tuned for another post. Who knows if I’ll get any knitting, or posting, done this week. All I have to say, is that it’s cocktail hour here, with or without the martini flag.
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An addendum: One of my new favorite knitting blogs:Â TECHknitting; check it out!
Sounds like it was a lovely vacation. I know what you mean about the sunsets. I took bunches of sunrises. Because I could. And the same mountains, over and over, year after year, because they amaze me every time.
Gorgeous vacation pictures!
I am impressed with the amount of knitting you accomplished during the vacation, good for you.
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone at your house!
Thanks for the link to TECHknitting. I’ve been wrestling with an invisible join in a shawl, and those posts are helpful. In addition to those shown, I’ve done the kind of grafting that is described in Myrna Stahman’s fine book on shawls. I think it makes an even “more invisible” join on the front, although it is trickier to weave in on the back.
Laurel Hill is looking great.
You finished the front and the back of the sweater? Woo Hoo. How much seed stitch is on the sleeves?????
Love the photos. That first one is breathtaking!
Those socks are fun! In the picture, it looks like they match your sunsets.
Looks like a wonderful trip. Love the buffalo pictures. I’ve always loved buffalo, they are so big and powerful. I’d really like to hug one.
Great pictures! I really like the yellow/maize sock – such a nice, happy colourway! :0)
Great photos, and I love that sock!
Thanks for the kind comments–looks like you had a lovely vacation. Your yarn time line is a great idea!
Hey! Was that dude trying to touch your leg?
Was that a cute real cowboy or a real cute cowboy? Two different things, you know! Great vacation photos, as usual!
Amazing sunset and all great pics! No yarn shop on Catalina? 🙂
I love the socks you were wearing as you sat knitting on the bench with your new friend.
I’ve read about Crystal Cove — it sounds so neat, and it’s just great that they’re preserving that little piece of time.
The sunset is beautiful and I am sure the vacation was tons of fun! I hope you had a spectacular time!
The items you are knitting are very fun! Nice work!