Moving Camping Trip - Day 3

Woke up not feeling well today. My kidneys were sore and I was achy all over. So we got a late start. We left Fortuna almost 11am.

We traveled 101 South Redwood Hwy. Very hilly and winding road. Pat had to stop at a Bigfoot store practically on the road. We took pictures with Bigfoot and Shreck. We got to enjoy more Redwood groves. Richardson Grove is extremely awesome.

We went through two very hippy towns, Willits and can't remember the other one. Read a sign that said, "Don't forget the magic." I thought it was odd and then the next town if finally hit me. I was hungry by then and was thinking about the magic that might be added to my food if I stopped.

Stopped in Cloverdale for a late lunch and drove down Main Street where my Grandmother use to own and operate Rosetta's Cafe. I remember being a waitress in the parade when I was kindergarten age and another time had chicken pox and spent many days in the back room of the cafe. We seen Citrus trees and healthy palm tree's.

Turned onto Hwy 128 at Geyserville and followed it all the way through the Napa Valley Wine Country. So breathtaking!!! Green hills and so many vineyards as far as the eye can see. Some were less maintained and had wild mustard coloring the vineyard yellow with it's golden flower. I really liked the towns Calistoga and Helena. They were very upscale towns. We also seen large aloevera, and two different types of cacti. One was in bloom loaded with flowers.

Before we got to Calistoga Vicky seen a Quail and Pat and Elizabeth seen another one. We did see a dead Coyote and a dead raccoon along the road.

We turned off onto Hwy 80 and took that Suison City. Then we took Hwy 12 and traveled to Lodi. Along Hwy 12 we seen miles of so many large windmills that it was breathtaking. We also went over the Sacramento River and the girls and I were surprised about how large the river was. Pat use to live down in Sacramento and told us the story about Humpy the whale that enjoyed the summer up the Sacramento River.