Down a very steep cliff on the Palos Verdes Peninsula lies a little bit of heaven. Mind you, it's not an easy climb down to Golden Cove (nor is climbing back up at the end of the day either) but once there, it is all very worth it.
I joined friends Diane Nelson-Gold, Cindy Compert and Stephen Mirich for this adventure. We had all gotten to know one another on the Channel Islands adventure aboard the Conception. Steve lives a bit south of PV and Cindy lives a bit north. Diane and I both had quite a long drive to get there from the San Fernando Valley. Golden Cove is one of Steve's favorite spots and I can totally understand why. The rock formations are spectacular, the water's colors are
gorgeous and the trek over 
the boulders is trecherous. However we all had a fabulous day of painting, talking and getting to know one another. Steve was wonderfully generous about sharing his knowledge about the area, the geology and painting. It was great. I loved seeing how differently all of our paintings came out.. Steve's was gorgeous and light... Cindy's was wonderful too. I left before seeing Diane's finished.
Golden Cove is down the cliff in Palos Verdes at the end of Hawthorne Blvd. It is a spectacular place not to be missed. I had to leave before everyone else to go pick up Tyler, but I was told that everyone else partied on afterwards -- excited and satisfied after a great day painting by the sea.
On the way back carrying all my gear up that very very steep and very very high cliff, I was snapping photos all the way. However, somewhere between the top of the hill and my car, my brand new camera dropped out of my pack unnoticed. Someone must have picked it up...... Makes a nice holiday gift I guess. SIGH..... All my photos were lost so I'm relying on photos taken by Cindy Compert and Diane Nelson-Gold to share with you. Thanks to Cindy and Diane for the photo memories!
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