Serendib Travel

Helping out with setup at the Locus table this morning; I volunteered to staff the table from 2-4, so stop by and say hi. 🙂. In theory, I’m doing a reading at 4, but not sure that actually made it onto the schedule, so I may be reading to an empty room.

World Fantasy peeps, Roshani and I have a tentative plan to go have Sri Lankan lunch on the Canadian side of the border tomorrow (Thursday), at Kothu Labs Niagara, 5448 Victoria Ave. If you want to join us, let me know. You’ll need your passport! We’ll probably be at the Locus table helping them unload

I swear, I am going to get all the summer photos off my phone. This is a little more from Natural Bridges State Park, near UC Santa Cruz. You CAN swim here, but it’s immensely kelpy — you’re basically wading in a thick sea of kelp for a while. It’s probably clear further out, but

Natural Bridges, CA state park. I know I posted three similar photos in a row, but I can’t decide which one I like best. Much drama!

Little bit more of college tour — after UC Santa Cruz, we went to Natural Bridges, a beach / state park / tide pools area. This spot isn’t too deep, and you can wade over to watch the waves rushing in past this bit of stone. https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=541

Coast Starlight photos, LA to San Jose — I wasn’t really trying to get good photos, so I’m afraid these are pretty mediocre. There were lots of cows and such, but I didn’t catch them. Oh, and I forgot to note that there’s basically no WiFi on the train, so download any digital entertainment you

Last Coast Starlight note — when you book your ticket, you can’t specify which side of the train you want to be on. According to the ticket person at the counter, they don’t even know in advance, because it depends on how the train gets hooked up (though I imagine they could know if they

Amtrak’s Coast Starlight — if you book a room, you get meals in the private dining car (or if you prefer, you can place an order to be brought to your car, but we didn’t try that). These are included in the price of your room, and both lunch and dinner come with dessert options.