Well we are home and I will cover the first two days of the trip home. Usually we only take two days to come home but decided to detour through the wine and redwood country of northern California. I had hoped to make a relaxing trip out of the journey home and for the most part we were successful.
The first day was the normal long day of fast driving. The only real problem we had was the rest stop we have always used to eat lunch and take a break was closed. That meant we had to backtrack about ten miles to the four corners truck stop that we have also used in the past. Since I had cooked up some of the leftover chicken breast for our lunch that day we ended up eating in the parking lot and not the Subway in the truck stop. It was a nice day so wasn’t too bad.
We didn’t know the area we planed to stop so were just guessing of a good place. Fairf
ield seemed like a large city on the map and was just before Napa and so we thought that would be a good place. We got off the freeway and tried to find a motel all we found was a Motel 6. It didn’t look too bad so we stopped for the night. As we drove on the next morning through Napa and Sonoma both looked like better places to stop. I will file that away for next time. It would only be about an hour more driving.
The next day it was slow down, stop to take pictures and enjoy the journey. It was early in the day as we drove through the wine country so no stops to taste the wine but did enjoy the wineries along the way. We did stop at one small shop and ended up buying a tablecloth that I am assured is just what we need for the deck. And it was 50% off, so you couldn’t go wrong.
The focus for the day was the redwoods. I had never been though them so wanted to enjoy it all. We started on the drive called Avenue of the Giants and got as far as the Visitor Center. Just past the Visitor Center there had been a slide and the road was closed. So we made a stop and the center and one other selected grove for a half-mile loop walk. It was great the large trees both standing and others that had fallen. The size was such that a picture does not really show what the eye can see. On the walk we also saw a number of blooming
wildflowers, including the trillium.
We made the stop at Crescent City in northern California for the night. Better that the night before but still some bad choices. More on that to follow.
The first day was the normal long day of fast driving. The only real problem we had was the rest stop we have always used to eat lunch and take a break was closed. That meant we had to backtrack about ten miles to the four corners truck stop that we have also used in the past. Since I had cooked up some of the leftover chicken breast for our lunch that day we ended up eating in the parking lot and not the Subway in the truck stop. It was a nice day so wasn’t too bad.
We didn’t know the area we planed to stop so were just guessing of a good place. Fairf
ield seemed like a large city on the map and was just before Napa and so we thought that would be a good place. We got off the freeway and tried to find a motel all we found was a Motel 6. It didn’t look too bad so we stopped for the night. As we drove on the next morning through Napa and Sonoma both looked like better places to stop. I will file that away for next time. It would only be about an hour more driving.The next day it was slow down, stop to take pictures and enjoy the journey. It was early in the day as we drove through the wine country so no stops to taste the wine but did enjoy the wineries along the way. We did stop at one small shop and ended up buying a tablecloth that I am assured is just what we need for the deck. And it was 50% off, so you couldn’t go wrong.
The focus for the day was the redwoods. I had never been though them so wanted to enjoy it all. We started on the drive called Avenue of the Giants and got as far as the Visitor Center. Just past the Visitor Center there had been a slide and the road was closed. So we made a stop and the center and one other selected grove for a half-mile loop walk. It was great the large trees both standing and others that had fallen. The size was such that a picture does not really show what the eye can see. On the walk we also saw a number of blooming
wildflowers, including the trillium.We made the stop at Crescent City in northern California for the night. Better that the night before but still some bad choices. More on that to follow.
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