LEAVING NAPA

This is a week late, but we've been busy.  And I'm having some storage issues with my new PC.  When you play with movies, you eat up storage at an impressive rate, so I need to learn how to better manage my files.  Fortunately when you buy an apple product they have a product you can buy called 'one to one' -- and for $100 a year, you get unlimited tutorials on how to use apple products better.  So managing space is my next lesson.

In any case, here's the last part about NAPA and the soggy drive North:



FRIDAY

Friday morning included the usual 'falderal' associated with 6 people leaving a house rented for a week, but after an hour or so we were all ready to go.  Ken and Kelli opted for a faster trip home, while Sr, Judy, Jodi and myself opted for a coastal route up through the Redwoods.

We left and soon the weather turned sour.  We did see some impressive trees, but it was POURING down rain, so the day hike was aborted.

The 'Days Inn' formed the lodging for the night and we found a fun brew pub for dinner.

SATURDAY

Breakfast was slated for 8 with departure following.  We followed 101 up the coast and saw nice ocean scenery before cutting inland.  An impressive, but impassive herd of Roosevelt Elk were lounging on a lawn.

A little later we went through the 'Lady Bird Johnson' grove of Redwoods and saw some more truly huge trees.  Pictures just don't give them justice.

Lunch was at a 'Black Bear Diner' and was pretty good.  The servings were huge, so 4 of us shared 2 entrees.

With 8 hours left on the road to Seattle, we headed north on I-5 through rain, sun, hail, and everything in between.

Here's a short video of the last day. About 3 minutes long.  You'll need a pc to play as it doesn't come through in an email.