On a beautiful Tuesday morning in April, Carrie, Julia and I set off to see some of the wonderful sights Northern California has to behold. We started off driving over to the coast and seeing Muir Woods National Monument where we were able to walk amongst some of the tallest trees in the world, Coastal Redwoods.
We continued on our way down the coast crossing over the Golden Gate Bridge, driving alongside and inside the Presidio near the Golden Gate Bridge and much to Julia and Carrie's delight, we drove up and down the steep hills of San Francisco. Julia and Carrie got to experience driving down Lombardi Street, the crookedest street in the world. We also drove by Pier 39 and Ghiradelli Square as well as driving through some really beautiful areas of San Francisco where the homes were spectacular to see.
We continued our trip by driving down the coast from Half Moon Bay down to Monterey where we saw everything from lettuce, strawberries, and artichokes being grown to the pounding surf of the Pacific ocean. In Monterey, we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium where we were able to see the opening of the new African Spotted River Otter exhibit as well as viewing the sea otters (my personal favorites), penguins, and an enormous sun fish that is less than a year old and weighs in at over 2,000 lbs already (full grown they can weigh as much as 5,000 lbs).
After enjoying a brief visit to the aquarium, we continued our trek down the coast stopping to see and feel the surf pounding the coast and seeing the magnificence of God's creation. We drove through Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-sea and headed down to Highland's Inn where we had dinner. Carrie and I had been there before with Aunt Barbara in December and while we were not able to pull any strings to get food up in the lounge, we did manage to enjoy ourselves on the patio overlooking the ocean.
As we drove home, the most enjoyable part of the trip happened for me and that was the sweet, sweet fellowship of like minded believers. Julia, Carrie and I had such a great time conversing with you during the drive back and we are so looking forward to seeing what the Lord has in store for you. May God richly bless you as He shows you the next steps in your life!
2 comments:
"...drove by Ghiradelli Square..."
There must be some mistake! Is it possible that we have friends that could "drive by" Ghiradelli without stopping for a big fat gooey sundae?!?!
Yes, especially when those friends are trying to get back into shape!
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