Raymond Chang Photography & Design

Our friend Chris invited us to come out to Lake Lanier to hang out on the Pontoon Boat. It was supposed to rain, but we went anyways. We ended up being just outside of the storm for most of the day, it was great! 5 dogs, water, guitars, booze, and grilling steaks on the boat!

Chris and Lindsay

Sean and Akin docking the boat.

Sean cheers on Akin’s dive.

Colby’s on a boat!

Lindsay and Akin!

Colby wants in on the shot

Sean attempts a front flip.

Sleepy Little

Ray and his Guitar

Chris and his Guitar

Sittin on the back of a boat.

Lindsay and Akin

Buddy the Bulldog

Buddy the Bulldog

Delicious Boat Steaks!!

Dude, you’ve got your own steak!

Sunset Jam

Sunset on the lake

Brandon came back to Atlanta for a few days, we took a fishing trip at Stone Mountain and got drunk by the pool with a bunch of folks. Good times! While in town, Brandon insisted on checking out how Atlanta Koi & Pond was doing. We’ve been popping in and out of this place for years, and it’s amazing to see how he has transformed his yard into an amazing koi breeding spot! Here’s some pics.

Atlanta Koi & Pond

Happy Koi

Hungry Koi

Went and hung out in Stone Mountain playing Bocce Ball and having some drinks. Snapped a few pics of the pups playing frisbee.

Choc, Colby and Little

Roxy; aka Little Little

Bocce Ball

The Gang

The Gang Lea by Little

Mojo

Saturday we stopped to kayak at Elkhorn Park on our way back to San Francisco. It was awesome getting to see all the animals up close.

Brandon checking out the Sealions.

Sealions along the water

Birds along the water

Sealions on the Pier

Sea Otter Mother and Pup.

Friday we caught our boat and off we went to the Channel Islands! We took a one-hour boat ride to Santa Barbara Island. Unfortunately there was a big storm earlier in the week and it pretty much ruined all visibility along the West Coast for the whole week.

I was also an idiot and forgot to bring my contact lenses. I was so pissed at myself, but I figured out how to work around it with my glasses. We still had a blast and are planning for a camping/kayaking trip on a bigger island next time!

Ray, a wetsuit, and The Channel Islands.

Channel Islands beach.

Me and Brandon snorkeling @ The Channel Islands

This Red Fox kept following us throughout the day. He eventually ended up falling asleep next to Brandon.

Kelp forest, Cliffs, and the Kayaker.

So we missed our boat to go snorkeling, we found out snorkeling in San Diego has been cancelled due to high currents, fuck it. Let’s go hang on the beach in L.A.

So that’s what we did. Bought a 12 pack of Tecate and drank it on the cold beach. Then we drunkenly stumbled around the boardwalk for a while and ended up at a corporate party for the night. Good times!

Pier at Huntington Beach.

Pier at Huntington Beach.

Chillin on Huntington Beach.We were determined to hang out at a beach despite the cold weather. You could tell who the tourists were, we were all in shorts.

Dirty seagull takes flight.

Leaving Los Angeles

Wednesday we set out on our road trip from San Fran. We headed towards Santa Cruz again and hopped on Highway 1 from there. We stopped anywhere that looked like it had a nice view and whatever parks we came across.

Beaches! Stopped along Highway 1, just south of Santa Cruz.

Pointe Lobos ReserveHiking at the State Reserve.

Sealion’s Dock Boat dock near Santa Cruz.

Sunset exiting Highway 1. This little squirrel kept following me. He’d stop when I stopped and would start foraging. When I walked forward, he followed.

Sunset exiting Highway 1.