It's 8:00 a.m. and everyone has finished breakfast. The bus, which will be our transportation for the remainder of the tour, was ready for us. So after loading our bags, we were on our way to Muir Woods, a national park just 12 miles north of San Francisco. The route out of San Francisco took us over the famous Golden Gate Bridge. Before we made the crossing, we got out for a quick "Kodak moment."
It was a cool, overcast morning as we drove the winding road to Muir Woods. Since we arrived early, we practically had the place to ourselves.
Walking the pathway in the midst of such giant trees was truly breath taking. One area of the trail is called Cathedral Grove, and the absolute quiet allowed you to soak in the tranquility.
From Muir Woods we were off to Point Reyes. Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. We saw some of the great Pacific coast line on our way there.
We stopped at the visitor's center and before we watched the informative video about Point Reyes, we walked along the Earthquake Trail. On the trail you can see a fence that been split into two sections because of the shift in the tectonic plates.
Our first stop at Point Reyes was South Beach where the kids were able to get out of the bus and run in the cool California sand and cold Pacific Ocean.
Our last stop at Point Reyes was at the lighthouse. Although we could not walk down the steep 308 steps to the lighthouse, we certainly admired the view!
There are no fast food places in this neck of the woods but thanks to Yelp we found a deli that made sandwiches to order. It also had a little grocery so the kids could buy snacks if they wanted. With only one table inside, the kids ate at the tables outside. Our bus driver, Johnny, had our bus ready and we were off to Redding, California where we would spend the night. Once we traveled about 20 minutes north of Point Reyes, the cloud deck lifted and we were again treated to the beautiful, blue California skies.
There was a Marie Calendar's restaurant next to our hotel and they gave us a private room in the back where we would eat. Being Marie Calendar's, many of the kids had to try a piece of pie for dessert. YUM!
Since tomorrow is a travel day and we didn't need to leave until 9:00 a.m., we could set our alarm clocks ahead a little and get a little extra sleep. YAY!!
What a great day we had enjoying the beauty of the earth. I couldn't help but think of the verse of "How Great Thou Art" today:
When through the woods and forest glades I wanderand hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze...
and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze...
Everyone is doing well. Thanks for your continued prayers!
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