Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The drive south to Santa Rosa

As I headed down the coast...
Look wild Elk!
And what's that? the sun? No, it couldn't be...
Oh yes it is!! Now this is the real California coast!!
The road was curvy, taking pictures was half the adventure!  As I looked off along the coast I saw...
My future house! A farm sitting on the edge of the Pacific, could there be something more perfect?! So as soon as I win the lottery, Ill be off to purchase one of these!! 

Then I headed for Mendocino, a beautiful coastal town that would be my halfway point to Santa Rosa.
Mendocino is a coastal town like Portsmouth, NH, minus the trees and built right on the edge of the ocean. Small but beautiful!
The view from the ocean
What I saw when I turned around!!

After a short break and some lunch, I turned of the coastal route (thank god too b/c it was a little too windy and I was actually feeling car sick!) I turned inland  toward Santa Rosa and just a taste of wine country!
It felt like I was being transported from a majestic beach to Italy or Australia within all the vineyards and mountains but I never left California!! Amazing!
Vineyards!
The vineyards were great and I still had Napa Valley to visit! On to Santa Rosa, sunshine and warm California weather!!


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