There's another big birthday coming this year. If you have been following me for a long time, you know I had a whole list of things to accomplish when for my 40th birthday. I may do some of those same things (but more ;) this year. One of the things I did was to train and do a sprint triathlon--not quickly, but I did it! I trained mostly by myself and when it came to my next big birthday, I chose to walk 45 miles with friends in the days around my birthday. Much more fun!
These the things on my bucket list for the year:1. Walk or run 500 miles this year
2. Give away 50 things
3. Try 50 new recipes
4. Read 50 books
5. My big plan is to walk 50 kilometers of coastline with friends! (Measured by Strava/Garmin)
I have been thinking about this last one for months. It much harder to plan than one would think. You need a low tide (less than 1 foot is best and a negative tide is better) at the right time of day (and hopefully a friend available to walk)! Maps of the area don't give milage for the coast and the right distance (probably 3-5 miles) is important. I tried to have ChatGPT plan this for me and found a task to simply could not do. It wildly underestimated distances and told me to walk at 2:30 AM. It has taken planning and I still will probably find surprises along the way. Last week I finally found a helpful website (after much research and planning) from the California Coastal Trail.
While this is still a work in progress, these are the segments, I have planned so far:
1. Gaviota to Canada San Onofre Beach
2. Canada San Onofre Beach to Arroyo Quemada
3. Arroyo Quemada to Refugio
4. Refugio to El Capitan
5. El Capitan to Haskell ?? (Still figuring this one out)
6. Haskells to Ellwood (June 18)
7. Ellwood to IV Beaches (June 17)
2. Canada San Onofre Beach to Arroyo Quemada
3. Arroyo Quemada to Refugio
4. Refugio to El Capitan
5. El Capitan to Haskell ?? (Still figuring this one out)
6. Haskells to Ellwood (June 18)
7. Ellwood to IV Beaches (June 17)
8. IV Beaches to Goleta Beach (June 8 and 9)
9. Goleta to Hope Ranch Beach (June 5th)
10. HR to Arroyo Burro (June 19)
11. Arroyo Burro to Ledbetter (June 20)
10. HR to Arroyo Burro (June 19)
11. Arroyo Burro to Ledbetter (June 20)
12. Breakwater
13. Ledbetter to East Beach (maybe 2 parts)
14. East Beach to Butterfly Beach (July 1)
15. Butterfly Beach to Lookout Park (June 16)
16. Lookout Park to Padaro Lane
13. Ledbetter to East Beach (maybe 2 parts)
14. East Beach to Butterfly Beach (July 1)
15. Butterfly Beach to Lookout Park (June 16)
16. Lookout Park to Padaro Lane
17. Padaro to Carp State Beach
18. Carp State Beach to Rincon
As a mom, I will still be working on some of the Choose Your Own Adventure items that we haven't done before and hope to post that too (as the gals get older, it gets harder to coordinate this)!
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| Gaviota May 2026 |
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