My life in California seems to be many different lives in a same place. Some of the memories that I have collected in these past five years seem already so distant, and somehow unfamiliar, that is, like if that was another person, like if those memories did not belong to me; however, they are mine! My memories belong to me; they have formed me, changed me, and thus, what it is true, is that I am not the same, I am different and hope to keep evolving in my everyday.

During my time in Palo Alto I have been blessed by meeting good, interesting, smart, and some times, odd people; what I love the most is that it has given me a range of different experiences, good and difficult ones. Over all, it has taught me that generally interactions and relationships are a result of the circumstances, and it makes me immensely happy to know that everybody has a good heart (even when sometimes you have to dig dipper to find it).

But above all the changes in my life, there was one, there was an encounter that came to change my life, that came to want me to be better, that brought happiness in a form that I didn’t know before. One night, that was no different of any other, I met Kevin. Six years and thousand experiences after we are embarking on a new adventure together.

We are leaving everything behind to explore the world!!

So, this is a good moment to say that this is not a traveling blog, or meant to give advice about places to visit. I am not making a formal critic of food, hotels or the sort. My idea, while starting this blog, is more focused on sharing the coming year with people who loves us and want to know what we are up to, but if you find it interesting you are more than welcome to explore around 🙂

Lastly, as the feeling of leaving Palo Alto, and what I called home for the last five years gets me a bit melancholic, and as life changes; I want to share some of the amazing places I visited and activities I enjoyed while here.

I am specially fond of this sculpture because sometimes to take a decision is good to know that you have already been at the gates of hell and you still here. The Gates of Hell is a monumental sculptural group work by French artist Auguste Rodin that depicts a scene from «The Inferno», the first section of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy

Sonoma Coast – Kev in action

Shot captured by Kev at Sonoma Coast

Northern San Francisco Coast

Northern San Francisco Coast

Timber Cove Inn- I’d have stayed there forever if I could!

Timber Cove Inn

Kev making soda bread

Impatient baker

Soda Bread!!

Night falling over San Francisco, CA

Super moon over San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Bridge

First time in Big Basin, CA

I have an special love for waterfalls, and I am always in search of a new one!Waterfall in Big Basin, CA.

Waterfall in Big Basin, CA

Kevin Jumping over a river. Big Basin, CA

First time brewing beer. Plastic bottles proved to be a mistake!

Snake posing for Kev at the Academy of Science, San Francisco, CA

Pebble beach, CA

Pelican. Monterey, CA

Whale watching. Monterey, CA

Whale watching. Monterey, CA

You always need clouds for a beautiful sunset; you always need fuss for a beautiful life. Monterey, CA

Sun over Kev

Sunset. Santa Cruz, CA

Sunny day in San Francisco at the Giants stadium

Los Angeles

Universal Studios in LA

Exhibition at SF MOMA. We were asked to leave after Kev made improvements to this exhibit.

Kev thinking about becoming an artist…

Exhibit instantly improved

Ghiradelli square. San Francisco, CA

San Francisco streets

Golden Gate Bridge

Kevin risking his life for a shot- Compromised photographer…

Kayaking in Lake Tahoe

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA.

Lake Tahoe, CA

After hiking about 3 hours, we found this little pond on top of the mountain! We couldn’t stop ourselves and jumped in… in our undies!

All mayor events in SF that would be directed to children in another place target young adults. Here, enjoying Santacon!

Elf and jesus at Santacon

Elf and Santas

Santacon

Already into costumes, here some we used in halloween. La Catrina y el Catrin

La Catrina y el Catrin in front of an sculpture resembling a demon at Gosht-Ship

La Malintzi y Hernan Cortes

Not halloween but dressed up as well… Kev as an astronaut for Bay to Brakers

Outside Lands, the coldest summer festival on earth

Octoberfest in the bay

Santa Monica; Los Angeles, CA

Unexpected Ukulele convention in Santa Cruz, CA.

Favorite concert venue ever, next pic shows why!- Fox theater; Oakland, CA

As a former theater it has levels, so no big person standing in front of me blocking my view

Again, if you observe, there is no children! Playing hula hoop cuz it is fun and I can. Treasure Island; San Francisco, CA

Kev posing as the sculpture. Treasure Island; San Francisco, CA

Treasure Island; San Francisco, CA

Getting ready for a race across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hike in Yosemite.

Getting set for a start party in Yosemite

Spying the half dome in Yosemite National Park

Our first baby telescope. Yosemite National Park

I also enjoy building stuff. Here, cutting wood to build an arcade machine.

learning to wire for the controls – Arcade project.

We are no experts… always praying to stay alive and in one when trying sth new.- Arcade project

That is my man!- Arcade project.

Arcade project

Final touches and it worked!!!- Arcade project.

enjoying another sunset. Foothill park; Palo Alto, CA.

Pleasing the public. Mountain Winery; Saratoga, CA.

Have you guessed that I like sunsets… Half Moon Bay, CA

And… a sunset

Any place is a place for a wine picnic. San Gregorio Beach, CA.

Shadows at Dolores Park; San Francisco, CA.

Sunset at Foothill Park.

Lassen National Park.

I grew in Mexico, and always when I watched TV and saw people with jackets at the beach I thought they were CRAZY! Now who’s the crazy one uh. Half Moon Bay, CA

My mom used to complain about it, now my husband complains about it! but I cannot let pass a tree that is perfect to climb!

Enjoying weather and local cheese and wine at one of the many Point Reyes’ cheese factories

Hike to the sea side

Amazing view at Big Basin

Amazing view at Big Basin

One of the most amazing hikes you can do is during a full moon. Next time you can; give it a try. Mission Peak, CA.

Pinnacles National Park is anther amazing place to visit. It is the result of various volcanic eruptions. Huge rocks and caves are the aftermath of such rough beginnig.

Here you can see the size of the rocks b comparison, on the lower left corner you can see a person. Pinnacles National Park, CA.

Yes, I like to go over rocks too. Pinnacles National Park

Give me my beer!!!

To arrive to Prisoner’s Island at Channel Islands we drove 6 hours, stay over in a hotel for a night and then took a ferry for about 2 hours. Once on the Island, we walked about 5 hours to get to our camping spot.

Real life camping… – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Camping on instagram! – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

There were only other 3 people in the Island and we barely saw them, so this camping spot has been one of my highlights in California. – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Besides the beautiful view, there are foxes in the Island!!! – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

This fox species was about to be extinct; however, the Natinoal Park service took away the cattle and that re-balanced the Island ecosystem. – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Eagles stopped to live in the Island and thus the fox population was able to grow again. Here a pup! – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Foxes are supper curious but if you like them, never feed them!! – Channel Islands National Park, CA.

More camping! this was our camping spot in Mono Lake, CA.

More camping! this was our camping spot in Mono Lake, CA.

Mono Lake is another out-of-this-world place. Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline soda lake. The lake is in the middle of the desert and as the is no much wind its calm waters reflect the blue skies and the salty columns.

This are in California was also formed by volcanic activity and you can walk on black sand beaches and mountains, which is no recommended in the middle of the day due to the high temperatures that are increased by the black sand. Mono Lake , CA.

Our last serious camping, so far, was in Death Valley. We were allowed to camp in the wilderness. I was nervous since I was able to hear the coyotes at night and there is no way to use your phone. At the end, we had an experience and sunrise in the desert is indescribable.

The racetrack was one of the biggest mysteries for scientist until 2013. Until that year nobody could explain how this huge rocks were able to move and to live its mark on the floor. – Death Valley, CA

I turns out, that as with everything in life, there aremany circumstances that have to come together to make the rocks slide forward. It turns out is a combination of wind and ice. For a complete explanation just google «racetrack Death Valley»