Fourth of July BBQ in Pacifica

Written: July 4, 2001
Last Updated: July 5, 2001

On the Fourth of July, 2001, I drove up with Dardy to the Pacifica State Beach, where the Sze sisters of Amabelle and Felicia were at it again in organizing a BBQ beach party. This is the second BBQ that I've attended that they have hosted, the first being a couple weeks prior at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

I woke up on Wednesday morning around 7:00 am. After getting a little coding work done, I went out for an hour and a half hike along the San Antonio Trail in Mountain View. I loaded up my The North Face Springbok internal frame backpack with lots of heavy stuff to give me a better workout. There were a lot of people on the trail today, no doubt doing what I was doing: exercising now for a guilt-free BBQ gorging experience later in the day!

At the trail marker where I turned around at the 40 minute mark, I ran into two guys who were running along the trail, with whom I chatted for a few minutes. Sam was visiting from LA his friend, Eric (didn't mind being called Eric or Erik or even Erick). He was running to get back in shape and to learn patience. His temper occasionally flares up, and running, he felt, would help him become more calm, in addition to get him in shape. He's going to try to do it everyday, which is certainly commendable. After all, it's something that I want to do with my exercise regimen. I wished Eric and Sam the best and went on began my hike back to the house.

After arriving at my place, I called and woke up Dardy at 10:00 am, arranging to meet with him to drive up to the beach at 11:00 am. We arrived at the Pacifica State Beach around 12:00 pm. It's here where the Fourth of July BBQ in Pacifica photojournal begins. This presentation is separated into five sections listed below:

Additional coverage of the July 4th, 2001, BBQ can be found here:

Panorama at Pacifica State Beach