Monday, July 7, 2008

Our Great Escape



Jon and I just got back from a vacation in California. We had an amazing time! Our great escape involved:

- renting a jeep and driving to Napa Valley. We had a picnic lunch at V. Sattui winery, went to a forest filled with petrified redwoods, and visited Old Faithful. That night we ate at an amazing restaurant and stayed in a great hotel.

- heading through redwood forests and other scenery toward Mendicino, CA. In Mendicino we walked the beach/rocky coast, browsed shops and admired gardens. We stayed in a B and B b/c that is about all they have in the small town. B and Bs aren't our style, but there's no denying it was a nice place.

- driving along the California coast. AMAZING! This was our favorite part. It was beautiful, relaxed and fun.

-spending time with friends. We stayed with Joseph and Rachel Digerness. They showed us some of there favorite San Fran spots, and introduced us to Sausilito and Tiburon. We celebrated the 4th with them at a county fair in Merin. Oh, that's right... ferris wheel, corn dogs, and cow manure. It was such fun! We also got the see the adorable Prentiss family!

This vacation was a perfect mix of exploring beautiful new terrain and connecting with far away friends. Thank you Joseph and Rachel for your hospitality! Thank you Jon for being a great travel companion!

5 comments:

Laura said...

Your pictures are BEAUTIFUL. I'm glad you had such a good time. Was it crazy seeing the Prentiss kids all grown up?

Abby said...

(This is Jon writing for Abby)

I must give Jon the credit on most of those pictures taken. It took a true eye for beauty to capture the images that he did.

Abby said...

(Jon writing for Abby again)

Unless of course you were talking about the ones with Jon in them...I guess you still have to give him the credit for those also.

kristen said...

Got to love V. Suttui :) Glad you had such a great time!

susan said...

It was so good to see you yesterday. I'm starting to feel more and more like a real person.

There are TWO Old Faithfuls. I can only imagine that one is less old and faithful than the other, although I hesitate to decide which is which. :-)