day 1
171 miles
171 total
Beautiful driving in the high country.
Huge amounts of snow in the mountains still.
day 2
110 miles
281 total
Middle of the day drive was easy.
The excursion through Winters and behind Vacaville made it interesting.
What to do with the kids on Spring Break?
San Rafael kids+coffee place, a long day of not being home.
Beach Day!
Pretty drive, Bolinas + high tide, Stinson plus beach.
Cannot escape I-80.
Nice adventure with Martha, Fairfield FAIL for truck
More riding in the car with Martha.
Tyler basketball at Terra Linda High, breakfast with other grandparents.
Petaluma Market, then one beer + hoops watching at Maguires.
Do a little yard work, go downtown to get my Sunday paper, finally see a NCAA game.
Drive their car for errands, most fail.
Library, Safeway, Trader Joe’s - I bring home dinner!
Tula’s Birthday!
Other grandparents come over, a pretty nice party for the now 3-year old.
Hang out one more day
Finally, a day where nothing happens.
Santa Rosa Library then slow, narrow roads in the rain.
Rained very hard getting ready to leave and into the mountains. Nice after!
Central Valley Day - few birds, many wildflowers
Granzella’s -> Llano Seco -> Chico -> Black Butte
Happy to be making the drive up 32 from Chico to Chester in good weather.
Breakfast on Orland, a little Chico house hunting, party time at Jeff’s in Chester.