California, 14th November, early mist in Point Reyes
When we returned to the campsite of the night before, we were slightly disappointed to find that the racoons had moved on. I had planned to get the flash out and snap them using that - maybe the once only. I am always concerned about using flash with animals but after tussling with my conscience I had reckoned that the racoons were man enough to take it. So all that pondering was wasted!! We woke to fog but set out to drive across Point Reyes to the lighthouse which lies on the extreme south west tip of the peninsula.We only got as far as Inverness when the sun started to break through the mist giving lovely conditions to photograph in. Further on down the road we passed the fingers of Drakes Estero, a series of inlets where Francis Drake is supposed to have landed on his circumnavigation of the world. Here again the mist was hanging on, but by the time we had got down to the lighthouse the sky had turned blue and the view over the ocean was a lot clearer. ...