More good time with Brandon...

We were sorry to see Brandon go home this afternoon - it was a great three day visit and we look forward to his returning for another nice stay in early July. Yesterday afternoon the two guys, both car aficionados, went to the Marconi Automotive Museum, in Tustin, where they spent an hour or so drooling over an amazing collection of exotic race and street cars. Brandon seems particularly taken with this Ferrari!

Tuesday morning we went early to Corona del Mar State Beach Park to see the Tidal Pool Preserve at "Little Corona". Though we were there very close to low tide, the waves were pretty high - Brandon was the only of the three of us who braved the incoming surf and walked out to look into the most active of the pools. (Said he saw three crabs in one!) Larry and I enjoyed standing in the shallows and feeling the sun on our faces and the warm sand between our toes while Brandon explored.

Before we knew it, it was time for lunch. We went into Newport Dunes, an enormous water recreation area nearly at the mouth of Newport Back Bay. We took a long walk around the marina, looking at all kinds of boats. Then we ate our lunch on the patio of the park's cafe overlooking the boat launch. It was an absolutely perfect late spring morning to be on the water.