Paul

The nicest coastline we found in Oregon was in the sleepy town of Bandon. We caught sunset and sunrise here with the dramatic sea stacks. This is definitely a place we need to come back to and spend more time!

For some reason it seems odd to see the cool old Victorian houses in northern California, but they are everywhere along the coast. This huge place is in Eureka where we spent the morning at the farmers market.

I'd seen pictures of cars driving through these massive trees and figured our van was way too big. As I crept up to the opening it looked like an incredibly tight squeeze. The "no-stress express" has carried us 204k miles so far and I didn't want to end our journey with her wedged into a…

In Garberville CA we took the Avenue of the Giants through the Humboldt Redwoods. The magnificent giants dwarf even our big van.

Up the highway from Mendoccino is Fort Bragg, a charming seaside town with a Starbucks and a glass beach. Thanks to a recommendation from Birgit O'Conner, we found the glass beach and collected pocketfuls of jewels.

In our travels we meet all sorts of great characters. This was Olaf, a schnauzer mix. He really should be in Hollywood as he is such a ham. He loves the camera and strikes some pretty cool poses. Apparently he likes to dig for rocks at the beach and is very determined. 🙂

Upon the recommendation of our dear friend Adele, we made our way up the coast to Gualala, a charming coastal town with dramatic seacliffs for sunset. We spent the night here and caught the sunrise too. This is definitely an area we’ll have to come back to and check out more thoroughly when we have…

The Coastline Highway north of San Francisco is a visual treat, from the Muir Woods to the Goldengate Recreation Area. We spent the afternoon at Point Reyes, dining on the local fare, barbecued oysters! Back on the road in search of sunset we encountered all of the normal road hazards of a curvy coastline highway,…

My heart was back in San Francisco, once the fog lifted. We made our way around the city for a quick tour of the highlights. It was Sunday and traffic was light, so we took a lot in over the course of a day. We stopped for a climb up the steps to Coit Tower.…

The floating houses on the bay in Sausalito are a peaceful retreat from the conventional overcrowding of San Francisco. Just across the Golden Gate bridge, Sausalito has amazing sunrise and sunset views that don’t disappoint. We made it here just before the sun was gone, and had only time for one photo and some twilight…