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 We started the day finishing up at Black Sheep Gathering by buying three older Alice Starmore books.  If you are not a knitter, this won't mean much to you, but if you are, you will know I scored big!

Then we headed for ice cream at a local shop, but discovered it closed until noon, which was too long to wait.  Instead we went  next door to a great bakery.  I had an apple cinnamon scone and Roland had spanikopita...he swears he never heard of it before, but since it is one of Janet's favs, I can't believe it!

 As we headed up the coast we saw signs for Sarver Winery, so we (yet again) detoured from our intended route and went to a winery for a tasting.  We passed by Central Grange on the way...too bad we won't be here in July, cause their meetings sound like fun!

 At the winery we found some late harvest ice wine that is sweet and nectary, along with a beautiful view of the vineyard.

 These foxglove, that I only see in gardens at home, are wild flowers around here and in full bloom.  What a lovely sight along the highway.

 Next stop was Sea Lion Caves.  Doesn't this one look like some guy asleep on the couch?  The sounds they make sound like my house when the guys are all just falling asleep and snoring!  What fun to see them in the cave and the nearby rookery. 

The largest of the eared seal family and the principal tenant of Sea Lion Caves is the Steller sea lion. This animal is also considered non-migratory because there is no mass movement to summer or winter grounds, although individuals or small groups may travel hundreds of miles in search of food.

http://sealioncaves.com/home/ is the link to the site with more info on this place and a live web cam on the cave. 

 If you are a birder, you will be impressed that we saw Pigeon Guillemots at the cave, too.  I might just have to get my Life List started, so I can enter this species.  I have not become a serious birder yet, but it interests me more and more.

 I have not yet gone through the bird book to find this majestic bird, though it is a large raptor, like an eagle or hawk.  I loved watching it soar over the ocean.

 Here is the outdoor rookery where the sea lions are sliding in and out of the water.  They are much more graceful in the water than they are on the land.

 Roland really enjoys the ocean and relaxes when he hears it!

 Tonight is our "2nd Honeymoon" night at this lovely bed and breakfast, called the Sea Quest Inn.  We walk out of our room to our own little patio and then out to the ocean.  We have the door ajar just to hear the waves.  The beach here is pretty rocky, so it is a bit louder as the rocks tumble over and over each other.

Ice wine...a jacuzzi for two...guess I won't share any more details than that about a lovely evening by the ocean.

Tomorrow we begin our trip back East.  Next stop is Boise, Idaho, after a gourmet breakfast by a Johnson and Wales, RI graduate, who is the innkeeper.  Nerina is the loveliest of hostesses.