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.. When We Were Kings.. Alea iacta est.. Consider the Oyster..
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When We Were Kings
Alea iacta est
Consider the Oyster
 On Friday, November 30th, 2007 ...
 ... Drakes Bay Oyster Farm on the Point Reyes peninsula ...
 ... was finally allowed to resume harvesting ...
 ... after the oil spill had put things on hold.
High Noon on Highway One
 The William Tell House and the "Not A Bank" building in Tomales.
 The Continental Inn in Tomales.
 The Tomales Deli + Cafe and the Tomales Bakery.
 Diekmann's General Store where a Wal-Mart commercial is being filmed.
 The scene viewed from the Tomales Deli.
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
 Ten days after it's actual opening the Bay Area crabbing season is still on hold. Due to the Cosco Busan oil spill local fishermen are bound to wait.
On Thursday, November 29th, the Bay Area has finally been re-opened to almost all fishing and crabbing.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 In the hills above Aptos overlooking Monterey Bay ...
 ... with goats ...
 ... and birds ...
 ... with Chad ...
 ... and Luke ...
 ... and Debbie and Tina ...
 ... and some more nice people.
A Walk On The Wild Side (slight reprise)
 .. doo, dodoo, dodoo ...
 ... doodoodoo ...
Rock Rock Rockaway Beach
The 12th annual Uncle Dick's Surf Fest took place at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica on November 17th and 18th, 2007.
Fog Over Marin
Seen from Mount Tamalpais:
Moon Over Marin III
 Oil-covered bird in Bolinas lagoon ...
 ... trying to clean itself — in vain.
Moon Over Marin II
 Brighton Beach in Bolinas.
 So-called "booms" at the mouth of Bolinas lagoon.
 Trying to protect Bolinas Lagoon from the oil spill.
Moon Over Marin
Stinson Beach Park on Friday, November 9th, 2007:
 Another tanker's hit the rocks / Abandoned to spill out its guts / The sand is laced with sticky globs ...
Chinatown, My Chinatown
They have landed!
Welcome, Great Pumpkin!
 Happy ...
 ... Halloween!
A Day in October
 Point Reyes near North Beach.
 Point Reyes at South Beach.
 Point Reyes at South Beach.
 Tomales Bay at Inverness.
 Stranded in Inverness.
Down The Road Apiece
 Into San Francisco on a Saturday morning.
 Across Golden Gate Bridge.
 On Great Highway along Ocean Beach.
 Rock Rock Rockaway Beach.
 The Big Chill Out XVII - the Pedro Point Surf Club's annual longboard surf contest at Lindemar Beach, Pacifica.
 Women's preliminary heat.
 Katie in her preliminary heat.
 Katie after her preliminary heat.
 Men's preliminary heat.
 Let's go tripping!
 Judy and Katie awaiting the outcome of the contest – and of the raffle.
 Back home on Skyline Boulevard.
 What a nice day!
Let's go East!
 On Sears Point Road along the San Pablo Bay.
 The Rio Vista Bridge across the Sacramento River.
 The Rio Vista stone monument for Humphrey the Humpback Whale.
 Into the Suisun Marsh.
 (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back.
 Straight south into Collinsville.
 Straight north back out of Collinsville.
 The tavern in Birds Landing, where Clint Eastwood filmed parts of Honkytonk Man.
 Heading back home.
By the way ...
... my American Dreamcar:
 A 1989 Honda Civic DX with some minor issues like leaking cooler liquid, no radio, a non-lockable driver's door and some other stuff like that. But ... hey! It's running!
A Quick Trip to the North
 On Highway 1 along Tomales Bay.
 White Pelicans near Bodega Bay.
 Doran Beach at Bodega Bay.
 View north from Bodega Head.
 Vineyards near Sebastopol.
 City Limit of Sebastopol.
 On the road in Sebastopol.
A Trip to Santa Cruz
 Welcome to Surf City, USA.
 Inside Haut Surf Shop in Santa Cruz.
 Just finished: An artist and his artwork.
 The beach at Pleasure Point.
 The surf at Pleasure Point.
 Katie and Jeremy at Pleasure Point.
 Katie and Jeremy on their way to the surf.
 A palm on 41st Avenue.
 Some yellow on 41st Avenue.
 The Chill Out Cafe on 41st Ave, unfortunately closed.
 Hang loose: Katie is happy about her new board.
Yum yum!
 Wasp and Pear.
A Bash on the Beach
On Saturday, September 29th, Bay Area Scores held its 3rd annual fundraiser Bolinas Beach Bash at the Jefferson Airplane Beach House, 99 Brighton Avenue, Bolinas.
 Here we go!
 The pool deck at the Jefferson Airplane Beach House.
 Inside: a lot to bid on in the silent auction.
 Outside: an exclusive BBQ right above the Bolinas beach.
 Big Mike from Stinson Beach is enjoying the day having a margarita while wearing a shirt of the German national soccer team.
 Two little girls are enjoying the day with some soap in the hot tub.
 Pleasing sounds, all day long: Bolinas band The Fireflies and singer Taylor Brooks.
Coming Out ...
... from San Francisco to Bolinas: On Friday, September 28th, Fontshop FSI USA held a team-building BBQ in the countryside.
 Office dog Harlow guards the beer and the barbeque.
 Mike, Jackie, Calliope, Stephen and Flora enjoy tuna, beef, pork, oysters and more.
 A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do: Danny (with scalp massager) and Jeff do the dishes.
 Pierre, Mike and Volker exchange their views of the world.
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