Sunday, 18 May 2025
The Pacific Coast Highway was (and still is) closed south of Big Sur, but we still got to see some of the coast around Santa Barbara. We headed inland and had lunch and a wine tasting in Paso Robles before getting to our overnight stop in Santa Cruz.
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| The hills/mountains along California Highway 1 were filled with neon-yellow flowers. |
Monday, 19 May 2025
In addition to walking across the Golden Gate Bridge, we drove along the coast from Santa Cruz through San Francisco, then drove a bit further north. We turned inland to see redwoods, and spent the night near Santa Rosa.
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| Waddell Beach |
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| Pigeon Point Lighthouse |
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| View from Tick Point |
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| We didn't realize until it was too late that Muir Wood requires an online purchase of a parking pass. So we visited Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve instead. |
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| Rootball from fallen redwood at Armstrong Redwoods. |
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
We visited two wineries in the Napa Valley - Trefethen and Grgich Hills. Both were excellent tasting experiences. The weather was California-perfect. We had an excellent lunch at Mustard's Grill - who knew reservations were recommended (but not essential) for a weekday in mid-May?
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| The road into Trefethen Family Vineyards. |
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| The tasting room at Trefethen Family Vineyards. |
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