Winding down our mission, we decided to explore a different kind of mission, Mission San Diego de Alcala, the first mission built in a state that is now famous for them.
We wandered the beautiful grounds and enjoyed the peacefulness of the mission set in the middle of a bustling neighborhood.
Romney enjoyed lighting a candle for our safe travels home the next day. I am not sure he was as concerned about our safety as he was excited to light a match from a matchbook and light a candle in a church.
After a lunch at a staple California vegan restaurant, we hunted down a beach so Romney could finally fulfill his mission wish of playing in the water. We lucked out and blindly ended up at Crystal Cove State Park, a beautifully scenic spot just south of Laguna and north of Newport Beach.
Arriving at the lowest point of the tide, the area was perfection for tide pool exploring as well as swimming (for explorers who don't mind the icy winter water), sand castle making as well as sunset viewing. For the first time in their lives these four explorers discovered starfish, purple and orange, in the tide pools- at least 30 of them, maybe more, and got to hold one in their hands before returning it to its salt water home.
Bringing our mission to a close on New Years Eve, we watched the sunset over the ocean for the last time in 2012 while wishing on the plentiful sea stars that the new year would bring us as many blessings as the old one had.
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