Robert had a business trip in Anaheim, CA, so I tagged along. He only had 3 workdays, so we added 7 more and turned it into a wonderful vacation.

We flew intoSan Francisco on Sept. 15th. Went to Yosemite National Park for a little hiking. Beautiful mountains/ scenery. Great hike, too!! Later that same day, we drove to Mariposa to see the great Sequoias. Wow!!! Very impressive !!

The next day, we travelled down the pacific coast highway to Half Moon Bay. Beautiful, breathtaking views of cliffs dropping straight down to the ocean!! A little intimidating for Becky at times ( keep in mind how Robert likes to drive.)

We headed south to Carmel--- lovely place. We liked it so well, we spent 2 nights here. We stayed at a cute little place called The Homestead. It is a sister property to Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch. We had breakfast each morning at the ranch. Again, lovely views of ocean and mountain. Sheep grazed in the pasture right on the property.

Big Sur was our next stop. A little disappointing for us. The state park there was not very well maintained, but we did hike to one small waterfall.

On down the coast we went--- stopping along the way for photo ops and picnics.
we saw otters and sea lions/ jellyfish as big as Becky.


Next stop, Santa Barbera. Great city -- oceanfront room. Wonderful dinner with jalapeño martinis--- YUM!!!

On down the coast we drove, heading to Los Angeles. We went thru several lovely cities-- too many to name. In Ventura, we stopped at the Channel Islands visitor center. Next trip, we will definitely make time to see the islands,

The traffic in Los Angeles is wicked!! Finally made it to our hotel in Anaheim in about 2 hours- the GPS estimated it to be a 40 minute drive.

Having fun here-- Robert has worked a couple of days, but we have enjoyed it here. Great food/drinks and relaxation

We took the train to San Diego yesterday. Great trip. Very diverse population.

Today, Robert is working and Becky is catching up on correspondence and doing some reading by the pool.

Heading back to the boating life tomorrow. It's been fun, but we"'re both ready to get back on the water to our simple way of life. We really miss Maggie too!!!