Malibu Beach Walk

Hi Blog.  Today is Tuesday, November 19th - move day.  We drove the rig south from Ventura to Malibu along Route 1 - Pacific Coast Highway.  The drive was only about 48 miles and took us a little over an hour.  We were driving real slow so that we could enjoy the ocean views (that, and we couldn't check in before 12:30, so there was no rush). The Malibu Beach RV Park sits up on a hillside overlooking the ocean.  Unfortunately, you are not allowed to play on the hillside.

As soon as we had the rig set up, we set off down to the beach stopping every once in a while to smell the flowers.

It was only about 4:30, but already the sun was behind the clouds.

The sand on the beach was very smooth.  As the waves went back out, they left very artistic patterns in the sand.

There were several rock outcrops along the beach.  Here Kathy jumps up on one to explore some tide pools.

All of the pools had anemones of different colors.  Here is one that is turquoise.

Just next door was a colony of sea stars (a/k/a starfish).  Although sea stars live underwater and are commonly called "starfish," they are not fish. They do not have gills, scales, or fins like fish do and they move quite differently from fish. While fish propel themselves with their tails, sea stars have tiny tube feet to help them move along.

The sun managed to peek out again from under the cloud bank.

Here is a picture of my favorite sea star.

The setting sun cast a yellow glow on the shore birds hunting for dinner.

We started walking back toward camp and got a chance to examine some of the ocean-front properties. Just in case you were thinking of buying one, the condos go for 2.5 million and the houses are listed for $8 million.  That's $26,000 a month for an interest only mortgage.

And for all that cabbage, you get sunsets like this.  However, we pay about $50.00 a night and get the same sunset.

Go figure.