After meeting up with my good friend Jen at her new apartment in White Rock, we walked down to the beach and along the promenade, basking in the warm blanket of the sun, had a double scoop of Tiramisu gelato on a cone, shared laughter, took our cameras out for "Jump Shots", and watched people and their dogs frolic about on the expansive beach with the tide gone out.
This was followed by a drive through the commercial crossing, bypassing the long line-up of cars at the regular crossing, to cruise along Interstate-5 southbound towards Fairhaven. Open skies. Cool breeze. Minimal traffic. Wide open roads. Mountainscapes zipping past us with more straight ahead! Can you see it? Can you feel it? Can you live it?!
Pulled aside to take in the scenic vista and catch some of that fresh mountain air before moving into the beautiful village of Fairhaven. The sailboats in the distance, the long concrete pier leading towards a cafe in a park, and a stairway up several flights to cross over the railway tracks, not to mention passing a tree bearing a lot of spiky ball shaped fruit or bulb, which I later learned was a kind of gum tree, just made my day. With a soft spot for independent bookstores, especially of those with a great collection of used books, we found ourselves overjoyed at Eclipse Bookstore where piles of books were stacked all over the floors, desks, and tables as the shelves were already filled to the max. Then we discovered the lower level with even more books. I walked away with a biography on Richard Branson called "Losing my Virginity" for only $8.95 + tax.
The evening sun was setting at this point and we were getting hungry, so we had soup and sandwich at the Colophon Café. I devoured my turkey vatapa completely.
Have you been to the Colophon Café (lately)? It's worth a visit. www.colophoncafe.com.
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