Heading North

Did we leave our heart(s) in San Francisco? I don't think so. We did leave behind some good company as we had stayed for a couple of nights at one of Mo's good childhood friend Cindy and her husband Brian and their soon to be three year old son Andrew. Also we got to go out for dinner with another friend of Mo's, Belinda, who met us outside the city close to where we were staying.  We toured the city on Monday and headed out Tuesday morning along the coast of California. Kind of different to be heading north after driving west for just about a month now.

Mo and the kids at the Japanese Tea Garden

Mo and Cindy

Of course we didn't have very many concrete plans other than a general direction so after less than a couple of hours driving the winding hills we pulled off to Point Reyes National Seashore. A town just south of the park is named Inverness, and I was reminded of visiting a town in Nova Scotia of the same name on our honeymoon twelve years ago. The landscape on our hike reminded me of what I imagine some of the coast of Scotland is like, with rolling hills, high grass, crashing surf and tucked away beaches. We were also treated to seeing some elk. Granted from a little distance but still very cool. There were a couple of coyotes crossing a field on our drive back to the visitor center for the kids to earn yet another junior ranger badge.

The drive up the coast has been very beautiful. Lots of winding roads and sheer cliffs leading to the crashing surf below. It was a little difficult finding a spot tonight, as there was absolutely no internet signal anywhere.  I'm getting some wi-fi at our campground here somewhere near Fort Ross State Park. The lady taking care of the campground told me she needs to be up a 4:30 in order to drive to the hardware store in the morning. I asked if we were really out in the middle of nowhere then and she said yes as the nearest grocery store is nearly an hour away.

We plan to follow the coast for another day or so cutting a little inland before heading to Redwood National Park and the border of Oregon. We're still flying a little by the seat of our pants. In a week or so we hope to catch up with some other friends in northern Oregon. Until then we'll just have to see what happens next on this adventure.