Keeper’s Log Battery Point Lighthouse June 19 Happy Fathers Day!

I know it is after the fact, but Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.  Special greetings to Bud, and brothers George and Jim. 

We enjoyed a blueberry pancake breakfast in the radio room this morning.  Thanks again, Teare!  Since the lighthouse was closed to the public again, we headed off to the Jedediah Smith National Redwood Park here in Crescent City, California.  Again, we had to step rock to rock because we waited until the last moment to cross the tidal basin.  We warned everyone we encountered that the tide was coming in.  

Jedediah Smith is just a beautiful park and the Stout Grove has several extremely large redwoods.  We had a blast exploring the trees as we meandered the trail.  The hike involves, serious redwoods, grassy trails, creek overlooks, and a portion of the return loop is on the park road.  It was my idea of a good time on Father’s Day.

After our hike through the redwoods, we drove over to St. George Reef Recreation Area.  This area is a huge expanse of grasslands which lead up to cliffs and grassy mounds which border the Pacific Ocean.  The St. George Reef Lighthouse is visible a distance out in the Pacific.  The lighthouse has been necessary over the years due to the danger to ships of the reef and shallow water in the area.  We hiked up and around the grasslands and watched the gulls and pelicans fly below us on our rocky perch.  I was able to shoot a photo of Brett and Betsy on a distant cliff.

We returned to the lighthouse and grilled some steaks.  It was tough to do this while tourists were milling about and we had more than a few suggestions that we should expand the invitation list for dinner!  We had no choice, as we wanted to grill and we also needed to eat dinner before the Cavs and Warriors faced off in the final championship game of the NBA. In the midst of this, we actually gave a private tour to the tower to a couple from Zurich, Switzerland.  Betsy also bonded with Fred as she did the honors in feeding him.   

The final game went our way and congratulations to the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS for earning the right to be called NBA CHAMPIONS!  Needless to say, all four of us were on the edge of our seat as the close game came down to the last few minutes.  We were happy to share the victory with two fellow Cleveland/Cavs fans in Brett and Betsy.  I am especially happy for son Billy who is such a great Cleveland sports fan.  For once, I do not have to apologize for influencing him as a Cleveland fan...

 Sadly, we had to say goodbye to B&B.  We appreciate the effort they made to make the trip over here with everything they have going on in their world right now. The two of them being here was a great Father’s Day gift in itself.  

Teare and I could not tear ourselves away from the postgame interviews and could only imagine what it must be like to be in Cleveland tonight!  

That said, we will never forget where we were when Cleveland finally won a championship!  

                                    In Warrior territory no less…