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DAY-CATION TODAY!

5/22/2023

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It was my day off.
I needed to get out of the house and do something!
Tucker needed to also, whether he knew it or not.
Quality of life, you know?
​You try to balance life.

It's May 22, so 8-days later than the last post.
Sorry about that, (No, I'm not, not actually. Too busy living.)
​Today we took a Day-cation to visit Point Reyes National Seashore.
It was great, although some things were less than hoped for.
There was fog.
We couldn't see the North Beach, the seven-mile long beach you'll see in some of my photos.
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Well, let me back up a minute.
Tucker drove part of this trip.
I think he really enjoyed it.
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On the way out we stopped at Drake's Beach.
They believe this is the beach Sir Francis Drake pulled his boats up on for repairs.
He said the white cliffs reminded him of the White Cliffs of Dover.
Check out this short Youtube video.
It is mine. In fact, it is my very first video.
It starts with the lighthouse and shows most of what we did and saw today.
Anyway, we got out to Point Reyes and the fog rolled in.
Tucker still did the 313 steps, (it used to be 302,)  back up after walking down to the lighthouse itself.
(I didn't go. I'm not willing to stress my knee more than necessary right now.)
​The lighthouse is way down there so it's BELOW the fog so it can be seen farther out to sea when it matters.
​In fact, walking back up is equal to a 30-story building.
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You can't even see the lighthouse down there below and behind him.
But, just so you know, that's exactly the reason it is down there instead of up here:
​So it would be below the fog and could be seen farther.

​Oh... and dinner...
I made dinner while Tucker was still at work.
In fact, as I write this, he still isn't home yet.
​I think he's really gonna like this, though.
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I call it "Tuna Casserole without the Tuna".
This one has way too many noodles, although still not nearly enough for all the rest of the ingredients.
(WARNING: It ended up being gigantic. This is only one pan of this. There is 2-1/2 more pans of this overall.

Anyway, this has the noodles, (spirals?) Sweet Italian sausage, Little Smokies, (2-packs!) Mozzerella, Cheddar, celery, green peppers, Italian Seasoning, milk, cream of mushroom soup, and Cherry tomatoes, chopped in half, (definitely chopped in half!)
(*No, I'm not going to include amounts. Mine came out too big unless you were going to a church social or something. If you've made casseroles before, play it by ear. If not, look up any Tuna-type casseroles and use approximately  the same amounts.)
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Baked for 45-minutes, removed the cover, and then 5-more minutes under the broiler.

You know what they say:

"Good shit, Maynard."
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