Monday morning, bright and early (well, early for Eileen) Dan, Eileen and I headed out on out road trip! We made a quick detour stop on the way at Jared and Charlotte's to drop off some earrings Eileen had made for Charlotte.
Then we drove down to the Wildlife Safari and had a blast looking at the animals and feeding the animals and trying to take pictures of the animals! That night we stayed at a nearby airbnb.
Tuesday, we headed out towards the coast and stopped at a fun little place called "Prehistoric Gardens" They had a beautiful trail to walk along filled with full size recreations of dinosaurs. Eileen loved it, and then she managed to see a bunch of her crocheted dino earrings to the gift shop owner for her to sell in her store! She was so excited to get a big order, now she just has to make them and ship them!
After, we continued on our way to Crescent City. We got in early enough to do some walking around on the beaches and look around a bit. We were in a fun little inn filled with doll houses. I thought it was close enough to walk to stuff, but Eileen doesn't enjoy walking quite as much as I do. :)
Wednesday, we spend the day checking out Crescent City. We went to the aquarium. It wasn't a huge aquarium, but the guide there was great and she answered a lot of questions and we got to watch the seals and sea lions perform and got to pet a shark!
After, went to the nearby lighthouse - we learned about light houses, climbed on the rocks and enjoyed the beautiful scenery! Then we stopped by a local farmer's market, checked out a local museum and then Eileen was done, so we got some dinner and headed back to the hotel. Dan took me out on a nice walk in the evening, but Eileen was tired.
Wednesday was also the last day of school for the kids. James and David had field day and had a blast. James has had some great friends this year! Milo's parents sent some pictures of the kids from their last day of elementary school!
Thursday morning, we headed out and our first stop was the "Trees of Mystery" which was a huge redwood forest area with lots of fun stuff to see and do and some awesome walking trails including a part that was up in the trees!
The next day, we made our way down to San Francisco and checked into our hotel room and spent some time walking around the city and got some dinner and wandered around Chinatown for a bit.
On Saturday, we headed into town to check out the sealions and walk around Pier 39 and then we grabbed a quick lunch before heading over to take the ferry out to Alcatraz. I of course loved the history and stories of the place, Eileen's favorite part was the ferry ride and the seagull babies. To be fair, there were lots of floofy babies and they were really cute.
After, we walked over to the aquarium at the pier and wandered around it for a bit before Eileen was tired and ready to head home. We rested for a bit before walking to a nearby restaurant for dinner and then Eileen walked back to the hotel and Dan and I walked to Safeway to get some groceries for Sunday.
Saturday was also Evelyn's performance with her Moonstar Acro group. Thankfully I was able to watch a video of her performance and she did an amazing job - including nailing her no-hands cartwheel. It was fun and she's had a great time with these girls!
Today, we checked out of our hotel and went to church, then drove back to the hotel to get the airpods Dan had forgotten, then we really began our drive down to Monterey area. After getting into our airbnb, we made dinner and took a walk on the beach and then relaxed for the evening! Just a few days left, but Eileen's most anticipated part is tomorrow! Hopefully all continues to go well!
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