Best of the vaycay

The best of our vacation on Balboa Island:

--Mary Ellen and her boyfriend, C.
--lunch at Ruby's on the pier
--the bar, Joe Jost and those pickled eggs, in Long Beach
--staring out at the ocean
--best Mexican food ever
--the roses and the gardenias
--the Thursday night sailboat race
--olallieberry pie
--early morning notes from Mary Ellen
--the Orange County Museum
--stopping to see Kanosh and Corn Creek on the way home
--walking with Tom at night