Hi, this is Finn. I'm having fun playing on the beach and finding sand crabs. My brother is fishing, using the sand crabs for bait. I went to an amusement park in Santa Cruz and it was fun and I got to ride the big roller coaster. My mom was afraid that I was going to fall out. But I didn't. I also got to go to the aquarium in Monterey. I liked the otters the best - both the river otters and the sea otters. On our way to Santa Barbara, we got to see blue whales. I'm reading Dr. Dolittle and it's a good story. I'm close to the end.