Catching up - Part 3

California - Our preacher, Curt Sparks, and our praise team were invited to particiapte in the lectureship held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Barry and I have been before, but the beauty of the campus and the whole Malibu area takes my breath away each time we go. The pictures below just don't do justice but if you haven't been, maybe this will give you a little hint of how gorgeous this area is. And there will not be any pictures of the kiddos since they didn't come with us - sorry.

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Flying above the clouds and enjoying some sunshine and leaving gray days in KS.

Some mountain ranges that we flew over.

Snowcapped mountains.Stauffer Chapel - where we had our evening programs. It was so beautiful.
The beach that wen on forever.

Barnacles? on posts at the Santa Monica Pier.

Anybody know what the purpose of this is? Do you climb through the hatch if there is a fire on the pier?

If so, why is it locked?

Yup, I was there.

My view from my table at lunch one day.

Where we ate lunch. Could the seafood have been any fresher?

A view of the ocean from the Pepperdine campus. I took this on my way up the 200+ steps from the fieldhouse to the campus commons.

A close-up of those beautiful flowers. Anyone know what they are?

Another view from the campus.

Another campus view. Seriously, how does anyone make it to class there.