Half Moon Bay

We went for a drive to half moon bay. It was a bit cold and foggy so we didn't see the beach. Instead, we had a look around town.

There are all of the usual tourist shops; trinkets, antiques, candles and soap, books. There are also an unusually large number of hotels on main street above the restaurants. Off the main street we found an interesting looking old jail (built 1911) and church.

Most of the beaches are state parks with entry fees. While we were looking for a beach that didn't have an entry fee, we found a place that you can hire horses and go for a ride on the beach. When we have visitors next, we intend to go there for a sunset beach ride.

There are some the shops on the highway, so we stopped and had a look on the way back home. One of them had iron statues of dinosaurs out the front, which we got photos with.

One of the shops had old ornate doors imported from Egypt. I can't find a reference, but a friend once told me that in some countries (inc. India) people spend a lot of money on their front doors. It is a kind of status symbol. Anyway, old ornate doors are salvaged when the house is torn down or renovated, and are often exported.

One of the shops also had 900 year old pots for sale.