About Us

First we would like to introduce ourselves. We are Tom and Margaret Husband and live in SanMargaret and Tom Husband Jose, which is 60 miles from San Francisco at the south end of the San Francisco Bay. Tom has lived in the Bay Area all his life but I have only been here since 2001 when I emigrated from England.

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What is so great About California?

We both think California, or to be more specific Northern California, is a fantastic place. At the weekends we enjoy our trips out with our cameras. Tom has a Nikon D200 and I am a happy snapper with my Canon Powershot S3IS.

Here we have everything - the Pacific Ocean with miles of sandy beaches, each one with its unique attraction, within an hours’ drive. The Santa Cruz Mountains are just down the road and the Sierras a couple of hours away. San Francisco Bay with its wildlife refuges is on our doorstep. We are surrounded by State and National parks. San Francisco city, the Marin Headlands, the wine country, Monterey, the Gold Country, Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo are all reachable
on a day trip.

Since I have been here I have seen up close and personal a lot of wild life which is completely new to me - a tarantula, a rattlesnake, numerous birds of prey, elk and even a bobcat.

Then there are the Farmers Markets, with their profusion of fruits, vegetables, nuts and fresh fish. Most weekends will find us at either the Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Campbell or San Francisco Farmers Market.

The icing on the cake is, of course, the weather.

One word sums it all up - choices.

July 21 2007 09:08 pm

15 Responses to “About Us”

  1. Lizzy on 21 Oct 2007 at 2:22 pm #

    I recomend that anyone looking at this website should take the time to check out all the photo’s some of them are simply breath taking. My favourite ones are the Franklin Point photo and the picture of Canyon de Chelly.

  2. Tom and Margaret on 21 Oct 2007 at 7:03 pm #

    Lizzy

    Thanks for your positive comments. The blog gives us a lot of pleasure and it is nice that other people enjoy looking at it.

  3. Dmitri on 01 Nov 2007 at 7:27 pm #

    Hello Tom and Margaret
    Just stambled onto your blog. Very nice. Next time you coming this way send me an email.I’ll give you a tour of the roastery and we’ll sample some great coffees(I am on the backroads of San Juan and a bit hard to find)
    By the way Margaret I am a big fan of oatmeal my self, especially still cut
    Dmitri

  4. Tom and Margaret on 01 Nov 2007 at 8:28 pm #

    Hi Dmitri,

    Thanks for the invite to Vertigo Coffee. We’ll take you up on that. We love San Juan Bautista. It’s a very special place for us.

    I Like your site too (Vertigocoffee.com). Very nicely done. It sounds like you have some delicious blends.

    Thanks again,

    Tom

  5. Stephanie Fermin on 03 Jan 2008 at 1:14 pm #

    Hello Tom and Margaret,
    My name is Stephanie Fermin, Publications Manager for the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Your website is fabulous! I would love to coordinate with the two of you to get some more press on San Mateo County. Please let me know on average how many hits your website receives everyday and any other publication either of you two represent or have written for. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.

    Cheer to 2008!

    -Stephanie

  6. Trippen on 05 Jan 2008 at 6:19 pm #

    Hello you two. Happy new Year. We are linking to each other blogs. You do the north, I do the South.
    I really enjoy reading your blog and looking at the pictures. Keep up the good work. Looks like you are having a bad run on breakfast places. If you come down to my neck of California try “The Ship” in Fullerton it’s a very popular English pub and has great food.

  7. Tom and Margaret on 05 Jan 2008 at 6:35 pm #

    Hi Trippen,

    Thanks for the comment. We like your site too. You’ve visited a lot of places. We need to hit Bodie again it’s a real special place. We haven’t been out and about for a few weeks due to the holidays but we’ll be back at it shortly. Take care and thanks again.

    Hey folks check out California Day Trips!

    Tom and Margaret

  8. Jaime King on 12 Jan 2008 at 4:04 am #

    Jaime King…

    I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say thanks. nice read….

  9. Tom and Margaret on 14 Jan 2008 at 4:16 pm #

    Many thanks Jaime. We’ve haven’t posted for a while due to the holidays and a weekend of lousy weather (we need the rain though). We’ll be posting about the Marin Headlands shortly.

    Thanks again for the comment.

    Margaret and Tom

  10. Anusha and Arvind on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:28 pm #

    Just wanted to leave a note saying wonderful pictures and very inspiring travelogue. We have your website bookmarked to guide us in our No-Cal exploration. If I may ask a question, how do you decide where to go and how far ahead do you plan? It has been one of our major problems doing both of these. Thanks for such nice reads once again.

  11. Tom and Margaret on 17 Jan 2008 at 9:13 am #

    Hi Anusha and Arvind

    Your favorable comments are much appreciated. It’s nice to know that there are folks out there reading our blog.

    We have a wish list of locations we want to visit, including interesting places, hikes and back roads. Fortunately we are ideally situated in San Jose, so we are able to pick and choose where we go almost on the spur of the moment. Additionally there are some locations we can only visit at certain times. For instance, whale watching at Franklin Point (will be in late March when the mothers and their newly born calves head north and are close to shore); Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (will be in May when there is a minus low tide early in the morning) and the Berkeley Kite Festival (late July).

    There are also some hikes and bike rides planned but these will depend on the weather. Recently we have had a bout of storms so will wait until the ground dries out a bit.

    Of course, we are always adding to the list and we never seem to run out of ideas. That’s what is so great about Northern California.

    We hope your enjoy your expedition and have fun.

  12. camilla belle pictures on 29 Jan 2008 at 10:14 am #

    camilla belle pictures…

    Thanks for the nice read, keep up the interesting posts…..

  13. Michele on 05 Mar 2008 at 8:26 am #

    Hello there,
    I came across your site last weekend when I decided to take my 40 International Students to Marin Headlands…I really want you to know that your site (stories, descriptions and photos) are really great! I have subscribed to your feed and now look forward to more. I myself live in San Francisco and you are inspiring me to do what I have been wanting to do for a long time now…a blog about all my walks and visit in this area. Thank you!

  14. Tom and Margaret on 05 Mar 2008 at 10:28 am #

    Hi Michele and thanks for the kind comments. We never get tired of exploring the area. We are very lucky to be living here.

    You blog plans sound like a great idea. Let us know when it’s up. We would like to link to it.

    Thanks again,

    Margaret and Tom

  15. LJ Urquidi on 05 May 2008 at 5:54 pm #

    Hi,
    Just wanted to reply about the deli that you inquired about in Lee Vining, CA. I believe what you are referring to is “The Whoa Nelli Deli”, it is located in the Tioga Gas Mart: 22 Vista Point Rd. Lee Vining, CA 93541 (760-647-1088). I am planning a short roadtrip at the end of June to Yosemite, Bodie, Mono Lake, Lee Vining, June Lake Loop, Mammoth Lakes, Devil’s Postpile and anywhere else I can find. I have read a lot about the deli and it was all good. I’ll let you know when I get back how it was. LJ

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