Day 16, June 12, 2015 Eureka CA

Trinidad State Beach in Eureka with my cousin Nanci.  

We haven't seen each other in over 20, maybe 30 years but it was so comfortable and familiar. Time mattered not. Her mother and mine were sisters.  She usually brings her 4 dogs here, but we left them behind  since we were going to lunch after.

Making an 11:11 pinkie wish.

 A tradition with me. My birthday is 11/22.

I thought I made it up but it turns out to be a bit of a phenomenon.  

For me, though, I make a wish.  If anyone else is around, I make them hook pinkies and make a wish, a positive thought, a blessing.

Hey, it can't hurt. Nanci had said she wanted to participate in that with me when I came to visit,

so we did!  Yay.

Saving a Dragonfly

Spotting her struggling in the sand, surrounded by sea foam

 we gently picked her up. Letting her dry a bit in the air, we let her go, 

only to watch her fall.

 After several attempts, I noticed that there was some debris, like a string fragment, stuck to her tail. You can see it in the photo. Carefully, I removed it.  My long fingernails come in handy sometimes.  This time, holding her to the wind, she flew away.  It was such an uplifting experience; hopeful, like one can make a difference, however small. There is power in little things.

Moments fleeting on transparent wings.

Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse

  This is a replica of the original, which was first lighted on Dec 1, 1871.

On Dec 31, 1914, a wave, said to be "one of the most unusual sea actions of all times." shot up the the 175 ft seaward face of the Head, taking with it the lives of  7, 15, 17 and 28 year old boys.  The first 3 keepers died while in service.

The present operating lighthouse cannot be seen from here and is automated and unmanned.

  

A view of the beautiful bay, on the other side of the point, or head,

 from the beach.

The photo below was hanging in the women's room of our restaurant.

To me, it looks like the Endeavor, Captain Cook's first ship. No one in the restaurant could confirm it, but some said that they believed it was the re-creation of the original.  That  re-creation of the Endeavor sailed in to Kealakekua Bay in 2000.  Our Hawaiian church, Kahikolu, welcomed the crew and local dignitaries with a ceremony, everyone in authentic costumes,  and our choir sang.  We had the best Hawaiian choir in the islands at that time.

Can anyone out there confirm this ship?

My friends on the Big Island?

Captain Cook fans?