It was a Lovely Saturday On the Coast!!!

Alix and I had a great weekend on the Coast. The weather on Saturday was phenomenal. We started the day by stopping by the local coffeeshop and headed down towards Half Moon Bay and visited the Eco-Energy Expo and Solar Home Tour at Half Moon Bay High School.

The layout of the Expo was nice. There were booths set up in the courtyard from The Coastside Community Water District with information on water conservation, The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve on how they have provided a sanctuary for a 1000+ species in the water, and few others. On the inside was about 15 other booths. Some people also gave presentations throughout the day. I was thoroughly impressed with the booth my friends, Scott and Heidi Menary, were hosting on Green Building. There are so many products available now that builders can use!

Another highlight was the ECOBROKER booth, hosted by my colleagues, Susie Hughey-Hass and Marian Bennett from Coldwell Banker. They reminded me of a designation available to Realtors to educate them on the benefits of Green Building and also how to represent these homes when it comes time to sell them on the market. I am going to get this.

After leaving this great function, and with empty stomachs, Alix, Maddox and I were off to Princeton by the Sea for CHEF COOKOFF. This was sponsored by the American Legion of Half Moon Bay. 15 restaurants with Albacore provided by the Legion, cooked the way they want it. Basically, it was all you can eat for $20 dollars. The funds that were raised went directly to Fireworks show on July 4th. For those who went and watched the show last year, it was amazing!

My favorite meal was by Spencer at the Moss Beach Distillery (For those who don't know, Spencer was the head chef of Red Ginger and he went on to The Distillery after it closed) It was a Tuna Sandwich on Ciabatta with radishes, Hard Boiled Eggs, cucumbers, Kalamata Olives, and some spread that was out of this world. Second place went to the Half Moon Bay Inn's marinated Tuna that I thought was cooked to perfection. Thanks Christian!

Alix decided to stay behind and enjoy the music and hanging out with our friends. I decided to take Maddox with me to the Put Community First picnic and fundraiser. There I met some of my friends for food and to donate some money for the endorsement of candidates in the upcoming elections on the coast. I don't want to bore you with politics or any of the details, but this next election period isn't as exciting as usual. The picnic was at Cozzolino Park, located just off of Highway 92. It is such a cool spot.

After this we were all pretty tired and we went home, kicked up our feet and just watched a movie. We are pretty fortunate to live in such a cool place.