canuck-expat-family: California

Day two of my trip started out by driving across the Golden Gate Bridge. So cool. As you can see from the pics, the weather was fabulous again.

This isn't my best photo ever....it looks like there is something weird going on with my neck. There must be a shadow or something because it looks like there are rolls there or something. Trust me, in real life, I don't have rolls on my neck! Anywho, it is the only pic of me and the Golden Gate, so it will have to do! :)

Kristal's photo turned out fabulous! (I think it has to do with the skills of the photographer. hehehe)

I picked up this handsome sailor at the Golden Gate Bridge.....

After our Golden Gate stop we went on to Muir Woods. It is a national park where you can go and walk amongst the Giant Redwood trees. It was stunning. I absolutely love this kind of thing. These trees are hundreds of years old. To think of the fires, storms and disease that they have survived is just amazing. I also purchased a Giant Sequoia seedling while I was there. They are guaranteed for life, and there was a photo album full of success stories and pictures that people who have purchased these trees in years past have sent from around the world.

Below: tree hugger........ (shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone I strayed off the path)

So tall......

Imagine that, a tree almost big enough to live it!

Maybe I was missing the hugs and kisses from my family, because I took the opportunity to cozy up to this bear too.......

One stray San Francisco picture from day one that I missed in my earlier post..........

After Muir Woods we were on to Napa Valley....the wine region (one of them, anyways) of California. In the valley, I bought some wine for Kevin here (and tasted some for me!). I also learned more than I ever wanted to know about olive oil too! It was at this establishment that I learned about, and purchased my olive oil!