This kinda Blows…

 

As I sat in our hotel room this morning, curled up in the bed with my coffee and my laptop, I looked out the window and watched the waves along the coast crashing below. Unfortunately it was dreary outside. I had woken up to go hiking only to find it sprinkling outside. However instead of being sad that it is cold and rainy during our trip, this desert native is happy for the change in scenery. However I am really beginning to doubt my decision to trade in the hybrid for a convertible. 
After deciding not to hike in the rain, we had a slow and lazy morning of sitting around watching the rain and the fog roll along the cost from our hotel room. We decided to venture out around 11, destination- a warm lunch in Florence and then the Sea Lion Caves. After a short lunch at great cafe we headed towards the caves. The Sea Lion Cave is a tourist trap but in my opinion a must see. It is a 2-acre sea cave and a natural habitat for sea lions. Upon our arrival we were told that the lions were out for a swim but we could still go down if we like. We decided to go down and check it out, definitely not worth the $12 entrance fee but still a really neat experience. Plus while we were inside one lost soldier decided to stay around just to test my photography skills. (Let’s just say we bought postcards.)
When we were done it was still raining/heavy fog outside. We decided to make the best of the day and head into town and see if we could find a glass blowing shop. So we drove an hour to town to look for a few places we had noticed on the drive in. This is of course something on my list of things to do- not our list- but it’s raining so why not?
As we arrive at the first place we find I turn to Scott and say “No, this isn’t what I am looking for.”
“What are you looking for?”
“I don’t know but this looks too commercialized, I want to blow glass”
“Do they allow you to do that? That sounds like a liability?
“I have no idea?”
My very patient husband drives on to find “What I am looking for…” and to make it even better he does! He pulls into this place called The Edge Art Gallery. We start looking around at the floats for sale and they are memorizing. I walk pass a sign on the counter which read Glass Blowing Class and I instantly start asking one million questions to the clerk. She informs me that Yes, I can take a class but they are by appointment only, however for some reason today they have no appointments for this afternoon and would I like to sign up? Yes please!
The Glass- Blower explained the class to Scott and I as “something to cross off our bucket list”, however it was not something that I originally had on my list but now that I have done it I would recommend that everyone put it on their list. What a neat experience plus it will make a fun conversation piece for many years to come. “Your air created the float and is sealed inside the float forever.” Now that’s pretty cool.