Ein Schöner Tag in Salzburg

Today Daley and I toured the city all day. It was long but we got to see a lot. Too many photos to post in one blog so here are my favorite photos of the day :) More to come.

 The Salzach River- named that because salt "salt" used to be transported down it.

A wall heart :) 

 It snowed last night so the trees were coated in snow!

 Gorgeous geese on a half frozen lake. The ducks were walking on the ice!

 A view of the fortress from the opposite side of the city.

 A faraway shot of the fortress.

 The Bavarian Alps.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Wir haben die schöne Zeit in Europa. Es friert im Augenblick ein und es gibt Schnee, aber er ist so hübsch. Wir verbrachten unsere ersten zwei Tage in München und dann nahmen gestern einen Zug von München nach Salzburg Österreich. Ok now in English!!!

Daley and I flew over to Munich to work and explore a little. So far it has been an amazing trip. 

 The view from our hotel room in Munich. The name of the hotel is 4Mex which I still don't understand and probably never will.

 Dough balls, I guess a Deutsch food, they are jiggly and what I would equate to a silicone breast implant though I have never seen one :) Not my favorite food but tried it...

 Just a normal night of riding a bronze pig :)

 Not sure why I drank this... probably why I felt so horrible on the train ride yesterday. I don't think beer and tequila really go together!

 Freundin. These crazy people.

 Taking a break from our super german bar called Sausalito we walked around in Munich. The architecture there is so "kuhl."

 A pretty cloudy sky on the train ride from Munich to Salzburg.

 The train station in Munich is so cool. So many trains so many places to go.

 This guy was a little sleepy on the train!

Finally made it to Salzburg!!! 

 Natural Electricity!

 So Schone :)

Wandering the streets. 

 Photo Op!

Ich Liebe Salzburg 

Catalina Classic 2012

Its 5am in the morning and I hear the sound of the engines turn on. I walk to the wheel house of the Disapperance. I freak out seeing the boat moving forward without a driver. Afraid we are about to run into the boat moored infront of us, I yell to Uncle Bob who calls down from the upper wheel house. My heart beats starts to slow down realizing he is driving from the top. As we cruise out of Cherry Cove towards Ship Rock the sun is not yet above the horizon. The Isthmus has a stormy dark look yet the water is calm. These are just the conditions that the 80+ paddlers have been hoping for the last few months leading up to this race. All of the chase boats start to accumulate around ship rock, eager to find their paddler as they come out of the harbor. With the race being on the ocean paddlers spread out fast and sometimes it can take up to two hours to find your paddler.

The Catalina Classic is a 32 mile race from Two Harbors, Catalina to the Manhattan Beach Pier. It was one of the best years of paddling with the winner being Unlimited paddler Adam Buckley The day was finished off with a great celebration at Captain Kidds. A huge thanks to everyone who help put on this event. It wouldn’t happen without all of the people who truly believe this is the most premier paddle in the world. 

It was a special race this year for lead boat Captain Bob Meistrell. Not only was it his 25th Anniversary of being the lead boat of this race, but his grandson Jamie Meistrell and great nephew Daley Meistrell were the first two Meistrell’s ever to paddle the race. Jamie and Daley have grown up in the South Bay and have had a strong attachment to water sports growing up. Jamie went to Redondo Union High School and is one of the premier surfers in the South Bay. Daley played water polo and Mira Costa High School and continued his career at Santa Clara University.

This race is one that the Meistrell family holds close to our hearts. It is the love for the ocean, the msystery it holds and the challenge it brings that were what originally drew Uncle Bob and my grandpa, Bill to the Ocean. We are so proud and in awe of all the men and women who stood up to the challenge last week especially the wounded warriors.