Half Moon Bay

Mare Pacificum - "peaceful sea"

In 1519, Magellan and a crew of 270 men set sail from Spain in the flagship Trinidad. He took 38 days to navigate the strait around South America that was to bear Magellan’s name. When the fleet emerged into what Magellan described as a “beautiful, peaceful ocean.” Thus, it was named the Pacific Ocean (“pacific” meaning “peaceful.”)

Howard and Zack had been invited to a party at the neighbours so the remainder of us decide it's time for me to experience the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival.

Every year the Pumpkin Festival is held, thousands of people from all over the bay area come to buy their pumpkins intime for halloween. The traffic is near standstill as thousands try to park their cars to visit the numerous pumpkin farms and attractions on the roadside....bizarre to say the least.

From Half Moon Bay we head northwards to Pacifica. The coastal road gives spectacular views and along with the waves, attracting surfer dudes from all over, provide perfect sunset photography.

“Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet”

With the setting sun we take a stroll along the beach and decide to play chicken with the sea. This basically involves seeing who can run the furthest into the sea without getting caught by the waves; naturally split second timing and speed are of the essence and are essential to being successful.

Unfortunately these are two attributes in which Phil ' bull in a shop' Morgan appears not to possess. (After not only losing one flip-flop, he went on to lose the other whilst trying to recover the first lost flip-flop hehe...Phil your a star!)