Along the California Coast

Yesterday my dad and I drove along California's beach coasts. We stopped at quite a few beaches. The first beach we stopped at had a high tide so we could not go walking down there. But the funniest thing happened while we were over looking the water. Seagulls were flying pretty close above our heads, and while my dad wasn't paying any attention, a seagull pooped right on his arm. I ended up laughing. Somehow I knew that was going to happen.

Then the second beach we stopped at we got out of the van and went to take a walk on the beach. It was about a 2 mile walk up and down the beach. The breeze felt nice, it was chilly in the beginning, but warmed up later. There were other people there as well. We also watched some surfers too in the water.  But that qoute by Srila Prabhupada came through me again. I read that when Prabhupada was on his japa beach walk he pointed to the surfers and he told his devotees "Even surfing is maya." That was why I was hesitant on skiing because I dont know if Srila Prabhupada would have said skiing is maya or not too.

Then we stopped at a beach called Aliso Beach. We stayed there for four hours. I tried to make Radha and Krishna out of sand. I was trying to stay Krishna Conciousness as much as possible.  So Krishna was on my mind the whole time we drove down along the coast. I had some trouble on how I could make Radha and Krishna out of sand and I told my dad "One way or another Im going to make Krishna out of sand, and stay Krishna Conciousness" He didn't say anything really. But he kept teasing me about a tsunami coming in and stuff to mess me up which it did happen once when the wave came in pretty close and I had to start over. So I said to my dad jokingly "Hey you jinxed me!!!!!!!" And then he still continued to tease me about it, but Krishna didn't let him get away with it this time. I was able to finish my project in the sand for Him.

Then lastly we passed by Laguna Beach. I wish  I could have written down the address for the temple there. Had I known we were going to drive by Laguna Beach I would have gone to the temple near by there. So next year if I come out to California again I will make note of it.