Magical Malibu
Little else in my experience is as restorative as ocean breeze and salt air, so when the world gets too heavy (and the news deafening), a day in Malibu is just want the doctor ordered.
Sometimes, like the old Calgon commercial, we want to be “taken away,” and that’s how it has felt in the news cycle for the past few weeks. As an antidote, a friend and I cruised up the coastline this past Sunday, arriving in Malibu before the crowds. We were in search of an alternate view, a refreshing change of pace. The weather is remarkable right now, and while CA is not experiencing a “super bloom” this year, there is plenty of color to be found. We had debated going to Malibu Creek Park, which is experiencing a poppy bloom right now, but opted for the ocean instead.
What a great decision - we wound around the cliffs at Point Dume and were rewarded with plenty of bright yellow daisy-like flowers called Coreopsis. We enjoyed a vast blue field of sky and ocean, gazed down at chunky sea lions on the rocks, and even saw a whale surface off the cliffs. A quick lunch lightened our moods even further. Spring in Malibu offers a great way to see the flowers in bloom, and the Farmers’ Market at Cross Creek is a perfect add-on (Sunday only).
