HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS EVE, EVERYONE! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.
Day 105 – We got up around 8 a.m., cloudy & 39 degrees. We relaxed with our coffee. Can’t do much until the campers in the site across from us depart; then we move into their site so new campers can move into this one. Musical campground chairs.
Day 104 – This morning we were surprised again by how many campers came into the campground overnight. Parked right next to us was a small Airstream Trailer, 2 women, & 2 dogs. They were certainly quiet since we didn’t even hear them pull in & set up. It was cloudy and 37 degrees at 8:20 a.m. We figured that it would be a good day to drive south on Highway 1 along the coast to Bolinas Bay to go to the Quail Refuge, Stinson Beach and beyond to an overlook of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge for pictures of the bridge in fog.
Day 103 – Yawn! Did NOT want to get out of bed this morning! 30 degrees, partly sunny at 8:30 a.m. We decided there’s lots to do at Point Reyes so we extended our stay at Samuel P. Taylor State Park by adding an addition 2 nights to our visit. Our site was booked though, so we’ll have to move to a different one on Christmas Eve. No big deal. We found one that was open just across the road, so we only need to move a few feet on December 24.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAROL! ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY & EVENING. WE’LL DRINK A TOAST TO YOUR BIRTHDAY TONIGHT!
Day 102 – It was 28 degrees this morning at 8:30 a.m., clear & full sun. Good thing it’s not snowing! And I thought it was going to be warmer today. We left around 10:30 for Point Reyes National Seashore. Not a cloud in the sky – should make for some good pictures & hopefully warm things up a bit, although it was only 39 degrees when we departed.
Day 101 – It was 34 degrees this morning and windy, quite chilly out. It rained all night but the sun is peeking through the trees this morning at 8:30. There’s a sunny place on the dashboard & the girls are arguing about who gets it.
Day 100 – Today is a travel day; going to the next campground. It was 44 degrees when we got up, partly cloudy. We packed up, then sat outside looking at the Bay once more. There’s still very few campers here; it’ll be busy again on the weekend.
43 miles
Day 99 – Beginning of Week 15. At 8 a.m., 44 degrees & sunny. Oddly, the parking lot is ½ full of trucks & boat trailers and the line of fishing boats leaving the harbor is long. Rob checked online to see if today was the first day of a fishing season for a specific catch, but it wasn’t. He looked further & it turned out that yesterday was very windy at sea with wind warnings posted, so no one went out. Today it’s windy here in the Bay but not at sea. Aha, mystery solved.
Day 98 – Wow, we were looking at the blog re the first trip we took after Rob retired earlier this year. Today, being the 98th day on this trip, is the longest we’ve been on the road ever. The first trip was 97 days. This one will be much longer. Cool! We think we could do this full-time. Lots of people do. Hmmm……
Day 97 – We were up by 7:30 a.m., 47 degrees & the sun was about to come up. A decent breeze going, but still warmer here than it’s been lately. It was clear this morning, YAAA, but it started getting hazy out later in the morning. We went outside with our coffee & sat by the Bay, watching all the birds dive for breakfast. The Park is still surprisingly quiet. Lots of reserved campsites have yet to be filled. We don’t mind.
Day 96 – 34 degrees at 7:30 a.m., still hazy out. We left the redwoods once again at 11:10 a.m., heading southeast on Route 128 to Highway 101. The Anderson Valley is so beautiful. We were happy to have the chance to see it again. There was a very winding stretch of road but that was nothing compared to an entire trip of hanging on for dear life for hours if we’d taken the coastal route. We stayed on the 101 until Santa Rosa, then headed back to the coast driving through Sebastopol. We were on Highway 101 but evidentally not the area of Santa Rosa which burned recently.
100 miles