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MOVIE NIGHTS: Chasing Mavericks

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     This movie was not marketed very well.  The poster is horrendous and the art is undesirable and wouldn’t light a fire under most people to run to the theater and see the flick.
 
     Most of you probably didn’t even hear about it.  The only reason we did, was because when we were on vacation in August and passed through Half Moon Bay, (see the travel section of the blog) we were told about the movie that had just wrapped up filming in the area.  The locals all were excited about the movie since it was filmed in their town.
     We fell in love with Half Moon Bay and waited in anticipation for the film to come out.  It was in theaters briefly so we never made it, but of course, rented it last weekend!
 
     The movie was good, it was clean and it was real.  I love movies based on a true story, as this one was.  It was based on the young life of Jay Moriarty as well as the life of his friend, Frosty Hesson, which is played by Gerard Butler. 
 
     I love the way that Jay Moriarty was portrayed by Jonny Weston and we both loved the film, although when we sat down to watch it, we were not sure if we would. It really wasn’t just about surfing, that would be boring!  There were life lessons flying around all over the place as the characters all learned life lessons and made mistakes.
 
     It was a nice movie and I was thrilled to finally see something I cared enough to add to my Movie Night collection!
 


-April 12, 2013
-SDS
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MOVIE NIGHTS: Rumour Has It

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     Never ever do I feel like I have so much time to burn, that I want to watch a movie for a second time, however in this case I’ve made an exception! Rumour Has It was released on DVD in 2006, but maybe you missed it !!!
 
     We fell in love with this cute movie about a year ago when we rented it…and it forced us off the freeway we were on in California last month,  when we saw a sign that said “Half Moon Bay.”  We ended up taking a 24 hour detour and stayed the night in that town out of curiosity! (See Half Moon Bay blog here) 
So we decided to watch it again this weekend, and it’s a really cute film.
 
     It has Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacClain and Mark Ruffalo. Basically, it’s a love story/chick flick but it’s hard to tell who’s really in love until the end! 
 
      The writing is very clever and you won’t be bored with the scenery either. I won’t bore you with the details, but everyone we asked about the movie had never seen it. (Yes, we were typical tourists while in Half Moon Bay and had asked people there if they had seen the movie, but nobody had there either!) They were too excited about the new movie that was actually filmed there this year called  Chasing Mavericks with Gerard Butler.
 
     Back to the film, Rumour Has It…if you have not seen it, RENT IT! The scenery is amazing and the story line is witty!
October 5, 2012
–SDS
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CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIP- SAUSALITO & HALF MOON BAY

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Half Moon Bay, Hotel      

     The next day’s adventure was only intended 

to be a late morning breakfast followed by a nice drive down the coast towards Monterrey, buy hey…what’s the rush?    

     My husband decided we just hadn’t had enough of the Golden Gate, so we had to drive over it, stop and position ourselves at various spots to get the best view. we had both been there before, but the whole idea behind this trip was just to experience things together.

San Francisco


   

      It was cold and windy so I had to resort to wearing a hat for the rest of the day. 


     A nice surprise was when he drove us to Sausalito and we hung out there, and ate lunch over looking the coastal town.  We relaxed and shopped all afternoon before heading to Monterrey.


 

    Sometime along the coast as it just was beginning to get dark, he noticed a freeway sign that said “Half Moon Bay.”



 

    There is a Kevin Costner movie we loved, “Rumor Has It” that was based around the town of Half Moon Bay, so we decided to  get off the freeway on a whim and check it out.

     It was tucked away along the coast. With  merky, cold air and fog, it was getting dark, so we decided to stay.   We were able to get to the beach just at Sunset, and found this funny sign posted at the beach.


       We found an old time styled  Main Street area and Half Moon Bay Inn.  It was another really neat place.  Nestled above a nice Italian restaurant , “It’s Italia,” it was the perfect  Inn.

    The place was amazing, we dined downstairs, where we met a local man who told us stories about Gerard Butler filming a movie there earlier this year,  called “Chasing Mavericks.”

     As we drove around the next morning, the real estate agent in me was curious as to the average price of a home there, compared to Texas and I learned that generally what you would pay $300,000 for in Houston, would cost you over $1,000,000 in Half Moon Bay.  $300,000 would possibly by you 2 bedroom condo with 1200 square feet that you don’t really want. Yes, Texas has it’s advantages.


     An early morning stroll on the beach is where we met Patty,who took this picture for us. A friendly woman whose husband died a year earlier – right as they were retiring, taught us a lesson about living for now, because who knows about tomorrow…and then we were off for more coastal touring as we headed towards Monterrey !

(Monterrey and Carmel – to be continued!)

-September 5, 2012

–SDS

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