01 A home away from home - kitchen.JPG

02 Eating corner.JPG

03 Bed.JPG

04 Sunset at Cabrillo National Monument.JPG

05 Sunset and moon over downtown San Diego.jpg

06 Mark and Kirsten discovering the tidepools at the extremely low tide.JPG

07 Talitha scrambling over the tide pools.JPG

08 Long shadows.JPG

09 Christmas eve dinner at newlyweds Silke and Rich.JPG

10 Boys during the preparing dinner - Rich, Mark and Matthijs.JPG

11 Good food, happy people.JPG

12 Presents from Holland.JPG

13 Lots of them.JPG

14 A two clock watch.JPG

15 A walk on the beach on Christmas day.jpg

16 Yay.JPG

17 Coffee and cookies.JPG

18 La Jolla Cove.JPG

19 In La Jolla.JPG

20 Visit the Salk.JPG

21 Matthijs over the river of life.JPG

22 On the stairs in front of the lemon trees.jpg

23 Talitha, Kisten and Matthijs do a little tour, Torrey Pines State Park.JPG

24 Lunch on Cedros Street before we set out to do some shopping.JPG

25 Breakfast in the Hash House, huge portions and rich foods.JPG

26 Then we visit the Big Bay Balloon Parade - Hello Kitty.JPG

27 Parade fillers .JPG

28 .JPG

29 For real.JPG

30 The Kissing Sailor Statue in front of the Midway.JPG

31 Visit to Talithas lab.JPG

32 Heavenly Desserts lives up to its name.JPG

33 The Encinitas Quail gardens are all lit up with Christmas lights.JPG

34 We roast some marshmellows in the garden.JPG

35 Matthijs with lights.JPG

36 We finish the evening in pizza port, tasty food and grub, and american football on tv.JPG

37 New Years Day.JPG

38 Kirsten brought oliebollen mix and we give it a go.JPG

39 In harmonious cooperation.JPG

40 Mixing dark beer with the mix and let it rise.JPG

41 Time to fry.JPG

42 Anticipating.JPG

43 The outsides sure look good.JPG

44 The insides are fluffy and light, DELICIOUS.JPG

45 We eat outside in Poseidon restaurant, the waves are crashing into the beach only 60 feet away.jpg

46 Girls.JPG

47 Boys.JPG

48 Party time.JPG

49 A sunset over the airport.JPG

50 No visit is complete without seeing the desert, on the way there is some kissing under the misletoe in Santa Ysabel.JPG

51 View over Anza Borrego.JPG

52 It is dry except very close to a narrow stream down Hellhole Canyon.JPG

53 Time for a break.JPG

54 .JPG

55 Posing in the desert.JPG

56 3D Cholla cactus, look cross-eyed and let your brain put the generated middle picture in focus.jpg

57 A dry and grey place in the winter.JPG

58 We make a quick visit to the mudcave canyons.JPG

59 Cracked mudcave floor.JPG

60 Sunset in the desert.JPG

61 Dinner in Marios La Mesa.JPG