Friday Escape

What’s on your travel bucket list for the upcoming year? Having grown up in Southern California, I’m a little embarrassed to admit I haven’t spent that much time north of Los Angeles. Driving the one along the coast to San Francisco to visit my brother has been one of my favorite trips in the last ten years. Next year, I’d love to see more of the Northern California coast line and one place I really want to visit is the Santa Cruz area.

If you haven’t added the Channel Islands’ Painted Cave to the top of your list for whenever you visit California, do so now. Even though I’ve never been, the Channel Islands have a special place in my heart. Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell was one of my favorite books growing up, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve read that book. It’s also the home of my husband’s indigenous roots. The Channel Islands’ Painted Cave is one of the largest sea caves on the planet. Very few people have ventured all the way into the grotto’s deepest chamber. So if your interested, excursions of the cave are available through Channel Islands Expeditions.

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