Obviously I have gotten out of the habit of writing! I have
also been somewhat depressed by the political situation but since I try hard to
keep politics out of this blog, all I will say is that as “Flaming Liberal” I
am very unhappy about the results of the current election. End of politics.
We had an absolutely wonderful time in Crescent City, CA.
The RV Park we stayed in is right in the heart of one of the northern
California Redwood forests and we decided to stay two nights so we could take
full advantage of the scenery. The next morning we grabbed a packet of
information from the office, picked up some sandwiches from a Subway and headed
down the road to the Jedediah Smith Redwood Forest to spend the day driving and
walking through it. It is a gorgeous place and so peaceful that the moment you
arrive your entire body relaxes with an almost audible “Ahhhhhhh….”
The “drive-through”
road is one lane but there are pull outs at every curve so cars can pass
without incident.
With the trees close enough to touch as you pass it would be
difficult to drive faster than about 15mph even if you wanted to. Since we were
there on a weekday in November there weren’t many other folks around so it
really felt like we had the forest all to ourselves.
The next morning, as we continued down Hwy 101 we were
treated to spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. The two lane road and
hairpin turns had me constantly leaning toward Chris in the unrealistic
expectation that my body weight wouldn’t be the final straw that tipped us over
the edge.
Our next stop was Willits, CA at a KOA that has a few spaces
with individual hot tubs for two! They cost a little more but were worth every
penny for a little bit of decadent pleasure after a long day on the road. OF
COURSE we opted for one of those!
A photo of Chris in the hot tub belongs here!
As we left Willits, it was becoming clear that, while the
coast road is beautiful, it is substantially slower than an interstate and we
needed to make up some time if we were to get to San Carlos by the 18th
so back to the main thoroughfares we went.
We did a quick overnight stop in Rancho Mirage to visit with some
cruising friends who live there and we’re now in Tucson. We’re enjoying family
visits and have taken care of last minute purchases so tomorrow we move to
Amado, AZ and Friday we will make the final push to San Carlos. The weather
there is predicted to be 80-85 and sunny for the next week or so. Pretty much
my favorite “winter” temperatures!
Hasta Luego!
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