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8.45 AM off to have Pete's Coffee which we love and some breakfast.
On the Road Again...towards the land of the Red Woods.
We started early as we had to cover along distance today (340 miles), we passed through endless fields of strawberries and by Castroville the land of artichokes.
We stopped by a very old town, Saint Juan Bautista, established in 1702, the population is 1,860, we went into the mission
church which was just as old for a little while, the mass was taking place as we heard angelic voices were being heard around the small town, it was wonderful. This town is also along the rift zone of the San Andreas Fault.
One could not help but notice such kindness in the people's smiling faces, weathered from working out in the sun drenched fields, all coming in for the Sunday mass.
I just want to share the sign at the church graveyard.
We continued past Gilroy were most of our the garlic comes from...and as suggested by a friend in S. Francisco we bypassed our main route and went to an alternate as the city of San Francisco was celebrating the latest Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage. The entire city was packed with people and highways were parking lots.
So this is the Smog of this beautiful city welcoming us!
The Golden Gate Bridge was appearing through the mist and fog by the time we had almost crossed it.
On route we also stopped in Santa Rosa for some lunch and a superb cup of coffee at "The
Flying Goat" where they make a cup of coffee with so much care and attention.
Smiling faces every were .
We also went to check out a wonderful town called Healdsburg,
with a spectacular square (green )
and wonderful shops surrounding it.
We crossed the Russian river while traveling through the mountains and hills
while the river sparkled bellow under the hot sun (98F) at each turn we took. Some hills still were dressed in golden hues while the beautiful vineyards were stitched in between.
Soon the the rich viridian green trees were starting to take over and show their grandeur, we were approaching the beautiful Red woods, their canopy was covering us as we were traveling closer to their forests.
We finally arrived at the famous Chandelier tree, where one can actually drive through!
So Ron and our VW Passat came right through this 2.400 year old, 315ft high & 21ft. in diameter
Tree!
This was on the way back to the highway ...
We are staying overnight in the beginning of the Forrest. We went to dinner at the ONLY place in town that was open on a Sunday, unless we felt like going to the local Saloon...
Would you believe, a great Greek Salad as fresh as can be with delicious chicken!
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