The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

enjoyed Strawberry Hill - May 12, 2009

As of this date, the two RV Gypsies found Strawberry Hill to be the most fascinating place they have visited in the continental USA. They spent hours just watching the waves and the froth. Of course, they have many more years of travel ahead of them.
Below: The tunnel leading to Strawberry Hill - The sign over the tunnel indicated that lights will flash if bicycles are in the tunnel and the speed limit for cars would then be lowered.
entrance to tunnel
driving through the tunnel
Below: Beautiful scenery on the drive to Strawberry Hill
beautiful scenery
beautiful scenery
sign - Strawherry Hill
warning sign about unusually high waves
Below: Views to the left and right of the climb down Strawberry Hill
view of the ocean
a view to the right of the path down
Below: Lee Duquette started down the stairs and the path towards the Pacific Ocean.
Lee Duquette starts down the path
Lee Duquette aproaches the ocean
Below: When the two RV Gypsies got down by the Pacific Ocean, the stood on a cliff and looked at a small island of rocks. Waves come in from the left side of the rocks (as seen below in the photo on the left), and waves come in from the right side of the rocks (as seen in the photo below on the right).
the waves approaching from the left
the waves approaching from the right
Below: The waves from the left met with the waves from the right, and exploded into bubbling white froth and splashed upwards. What an amazing sight!
the waves meet
the waves expload into white froth
white froth
white froth
Below: After the froth combined in the middle, it separated and went back to the side of the cliff it came from. The wave and froth action repeated over and over again.
dwindling white froth
more waves entering from the left
Lee on the cliff watching the froth
Lee on the cliff watching the froth
Below: Lee Duquette played with the white froth.
Lee plays with the white froth
Lee plays with the white froth
Lee pointing at the white froth
Lee on the cliff
Below: More waves crashed upon the rocks before rounding the corner and becoming milky white froth. The splash in the photo on the right looks like spilled milk.
waves crash upon the rocks
waves crash upon the rocks
waves crashing
waves crashing
Below: A series of photos showing Karen Duquette just sitting and enjoying the view of the waves coming in, turning to white froth and exploding up to where her feet were dangling, forcing her to move up higher on the rocky cliff. Even though it was a bit of a cool day, Karen was fascinated by the wave and froth action and the two RV Gypsies stayed there for hours.
Karen just sitting and enjoying the view
Karen just sitting and enjoying the view
the waves and froth enter from the left
white froth
white froth gets highter
Karen Duquette watching the froth
Look how close it gets says Karen
The froth is splashing Karen
the froth is attacking Karen's shoes
the froth is attacking Karen's shoes
Below: The froth attacked Karen Duquette's shoes, so she had to move upward.
the froth is attacking Karen's shoes
Karen moves up higher
Below: Karen Duquette pointed downward to where she was sitting and the small bits of white froth that remained where her feet were.
Karen Duquette pointing at the froth
Karen Duquette laughing
Below: All that action had Karen Duquette sitting higher up on the rocks.
Karen Duquette moves up higher
Karen and the froth
Karen
Karen Duquette
Karen Duquette
waves
Below: The white froth splashed upon the rocks, then slowly cascaded down the rocks, and headed back out to the ocean
white froth splashes upon the rocks
the froth cascades down the rocks, and heads back out to the ocean
froth
lots of froth
Below: During a lull in the waves, Lee Duquette crossed over onto the rock island. Karen Duquette tried to cross over the rocks too, but the waves started coming in very quickly and Lee found himself in trouble trying to get back because when the waves came in, the water and froth were deep enough to soak their shoes, and they were worried about getting back to safety on time.
Lee on the cliffs
Below: The waves were getting bigger and stronger, and the froth was splashing higher, so the two RV Gypsies decided it was finally time to leave. Lee Duquette had to hurry back to the other side of the rocks.
time to go up the hill
Below: Some last views (zoomed in) downward from the road above. Years later when the two RV Gypsies returned here, there were no crashing waves and no sea froth. They learned that this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience caused by a previous storm that had happed in the area, and it had not occurred again in the years between the two RV Gypsies' visits.
Some last views (zoomed in) downward from the road above
Some last views (zoomed in) downward from the road above
Some last views (zoomed in) downward from the road above
Some last views (zoomed in) downward from the road above

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