California has been absolutely gorgeous and essentially what we've been waiting for.
Sunshine!!!
The temperature has been roughly 68-72 degrees and the weather has been fabulous.
We've spent the last two days in San Rafael and will be making our way to Napa Valley tomorrow.
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| Callista 5/4/12 Driving the 1 South |
As many of you may have heard we had a difficult situation with our reservations in Napa,
however that was not the only mishap we came across!
Shortly after we left Northern Cali to head down the coast our Maintenance Required light came on in the Yaris and we had to stop in Eureka, CA to exchange our rental car.
We are now cruising in style with a white Nissan Altima!
Luckily it was an easy exchange and the rental car company was located right off the 101 South, adding a mere 20 minutes to our journey.
We thought better to be safe then sorry,
wouldn't want to be in the desert when the car's engine drops out on us!
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| another gorgeous view from the coastal 1 |
The drive down the coast is breath taking
and every opportunity to stop for photos looks like a postcard.
We feel truly blessed we got to take this trip together and have been having a wonderful time sharing it with all of you.
The beauty our country has to offer is really a special treat, especially for two midwest girls!
We still have to say though...
"I'm from a city in the midwest, best city in the whole wide wide world"
We have mad Chicago love, and we're both starting to miss it!
But a longing heart is nothing some wine in Napa Valley can't fix ;)
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| View of the Ocean |
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| Theresa 5/4/12 Beach off the 1 South |
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| Downtown Sonoma |
We got into our hotel last night and ventured out to Sonoma, CA
to meet up with the wonderful Doctor Grant Dobson
for a beautiful dinner and delicious glass of Petite Syrah.
Grant's new home is now in Sonoma and he will begin practicing shortly.
It was really special to get to spend his first night in town with him and we were very kindly welcomed by his family for some wine and cheese after dinner.
(too much cheese due to a serious self control problem we both seem to have)
Thank you so much again to Grant and his family for a wonderful evening in Sonoma
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| General Hooker's home (yes THE General Hooker) Sonoma, CA |
We spent today in San Francisco visiting with Anna Henry & Nathaniel Moore
We checked out a beautiful section of the city known as the Mission.
Anna informed us it is a largely hispanic populated area of town
full of alley ways done up with colorful murals.
We capped the day off with some fantastic mexican food and a Cinco De Mayo festival.
San Francisco was very beautiful but a little too crazy for Callie's taste as she complained the whole time she was driving around.
Fun Fact for those of you who are not aware:
Nudity is decriminalized in San Francisco and if you are driving around Castro
you will most likely see a naked man, full frontal.
Theresa was lucky enough to witness.
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| Theresa, Callista & Anna Mission, San Francisco CA 5/5/12 |
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| Callista & Theresa Downtown San Francisco view from Crissy Field |
The next few days we will spend drinking wine and relaxing in the sunshine
before heading to Las Vegas!
The second week of our trip is over and we look very much forward to what the next two weeks have to bring us.
much love
C&T
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