Started the day by heading with Lou down to San Jose. We stopped along the way at a Home Depot to get some bricks for a project for Lou and a lunch of hot dogs. At The Tech Museum of Innovation we started our tour of the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit when they had to...
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Northern California Coast
We drove south on US-101 trying to make time. We did stop at one California state park to drive through a giant redwood, but then scooted over to CA-1 at Olema and visited the campground where we stayed on our Honeymoon. Crossed the Golden Gate bridge into San...
The Redwoods
Driving down US 101 we were awed by the Coastal Redwoods. These giant trees boggle the mind. We stopped to see one known just as Big Tree. It is 304 feet tall, 21.5 feet in diameter, and 1500 years old. We hiked in Stout's Grove, visited a tree hollowed by fire that...
Lassen Volcanic Park
Woke up in Nevada but then crossed the border into California and headed for Lassen Volcanic Park. Here volcanic history has occurred within the last 100 years and photos document the 1914-15 eruptions. Geothermal features such as mudpots, geysers, and fumaroles dot...
Winchester Mystery House
Do you know the way to San Jose? While poking around in gift shops on Tuesday we found a postcard of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California which both Meg and Steve had heard about so we opted to drive down early Wednesday morning. It's a fascinating 160...
San Francisco!
See List of Maritime Historical Park Video See Last of the Lumber Schooners Video Finally a nice day! Not exactly sunny but at least not raining. We drove a couple of miles to Redwood City and took CalTrain up to San Francisco. We walked, rode the cable car, ate at...
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Ålesund, Norway
A stop at Ålesund at the entrance to Geiranger Fjord gave us a glimpse into life in and the history of a coastal city in Norway.
Arctic Circle Ceremony
After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!
Magerøya Island
We made it to the Top of the World, or at least the northernmost land mass in Europe, Magerøya Island. On our coach tour we learned much about the natural history and the cultures of this starkly beautiful place.