At last post we had just arrived in California - finally the Pacific!!! We camped in Big Sur for a week - this was the most legit vacation I have ever had. We had no place to go, no obligations or time restraints. A week of peace on a Pacific cliff-side.
It was lovely and remote and relaxing. I miss it already.
Next - North from Big Sur to San Fransisco! We camped outside the adorable little town of Fairfax, about 30 mins from SanFran across the Golden Gate bridge. We were lucky enough to reserve the campsite for a few days that was typically full for the whole season. We parked Scampi beneath the Redwoods and made our day ventures into the city. Though we had to drive a bit it was totally worth it (as there is absolutely NO place in San Fransisco to park a camper.)
Day 1: Chinatown, walking, walking, walking and figuring out where/how to park. Luckily I remembered the curbing-tires-on-hill rule from high school drivers ed.
We dined at Delfina, a foodie's paradise of Italian food and wine. It was delicious.
Day 2: We did laundry. It was more fun than it sounds. The laundromat was attached to Philz coffee, so here we sipped espresso while the clothes were spinning. We walked the Castro, I aided some tourists with my keen sense of direction, and a shop owner told us Seattle was a little to "crunchy granola" for him. I fell upon a lucky streak of finding free hourly parking close to our chosen locales and by the end of the day I was feeling nearly at home.
Day 3: Crissy Field and Fisherman's Wharf for some good ol' tourist trap stuff. But we did have some lovely seafood. Checked out a farmer's market at Golden Gate Park and took the scenic drive through (it's so huge!!)
Day 4: Tired, and realizing we had no plans/reservations for our upcoming NCali/Oregon leg, we stayed in Fairfax to plan. We fueled ourselves on sweets and dreams of redwoods.
And now we move North!
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| We woke to this every morning |
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| And went to sleep after this faded to deep blue. |
It was lovely and remote and relaxing. I miss it already.
Next - North from Big Sur to San Fransisco! We camped outside the adorable little town of Fairfax, about 30 mins from SanFran across the Golden Gate bridge. We were lucky enough to reserve the campsite for a few days that was typically full for the whole season. We parked Scampi beneath the Redwoods and made our day ventures into the city. Though we had to drive a bit it was totally worth it (as there is absolutely NO place in San Fransisco to park a camper.)
Day 1: Chinatown, walking, walking, walking and figuring out where/how to park. Luckily I remembered the curbing-tires-on-hill rule from high school drivers ed.
We dined at Delfina, a foodie's paradise of Italian food and wine. It was delicious.
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| Chinatown |
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| fishy |
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| *shivers* |
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| dehydrated ocean treats. i didn't try one. |
Day 2: We did laundry. It was more fun than it sounds. The laundromat was attached to Philz coffee, so here we sipped espresso while the clothes were spinning. We walked the Castro, I aided some tourists with my keen sense of direction, and a shop owner told us Seattle was a little to "crunchy granola" for him. I fell upon a lucky streak of finding free hourly parking close to our chosen locales and by the end of the day I was feeling nearly at home.
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| Philz Coffee |
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| Castro district |
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| The most curvy street ever. We went down it just for fun. |
Day 3: Crissy Field and Fisherman's Wharf for some good ol' tourist trap stuff. But we did have some lovely seafood. Checked out a farmer's market at Golden Gate Park and took the scenic drive through (it's so huge!!)
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| my sweets |
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| That oh-so-famous row of houses |
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| Windmill in Golden Gate Park |
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| need I caption this?! |
Day 4: Tired, and realizing we had no plans/reservations for our upcoming NCali/Oregon leg, we stayed in Fairfax to plan. We fueled ourselves on sweets and dreams of redwoods.
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| Fairfax Coffee Roastery |
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| whole wheat moon pie and chocolate covered macaroon! yum! |
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| woo-hoo! |
And now we move North!
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