Santa Rosa, Calif.

 We visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Warm Pupp[y Cafe for a breakfast buffet.

We can watch the skaters while eating! Remember the cartoon strip showed the characters playing hockey!

At the museum there were numberous cartoon strips showing the evolution of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. This wall is made up of four frame cartoons with night scenes outlining Lucy and Charlie.

We visit the canine training facility near-by where they train Lab-Retriever mix dogs to assist the handicaped!

San Francisco and environs Oct. 6, 2010

On the way to S. F. we stopped in Petaluma for a tour of Mrs. Grossmans sticker factory. I didn't realize what went into producing stickers! Very impressive. Here we "play" with stickers and make a postcard. Many thousands of stickers are donated to childrens hospitals and donated to raise money for autism programs.

In S. F. we ate lunch at Bubba Gumps at Pier 39 prior to takeing a boat out to Alcatraz Island and the infamous prison! This is where they locked up the worst of the worst. Again, the weather was great!

NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN Oct. 5, 2010

We were bussed to Napa Valley for a wine tasteing and lunch on a domed rail car. The weather was wonderful and the meal, gormet to say the least. Doug and Pauline Cook enjoy a great view from the domed car! There were fields and more fields of grape vineyards.

Bodega Bay Loop Drive, Oct. 4, 2010

Today we took a 70 mile drive out to the Pacific and Bodega Bay, where Alfred Hitchcock filmed portions of the "Birds" in 1964. It was here at the Tides resturant prior to it being rebuilt where some of the action took place. We watched the movie on a DVD while on a bus tour.

Arch rock and then on to Korbel cellars for a tasting and tour.

I said,"TASTING", Cheryl!!

San Francisco, Oct. 3, 2010

 We crossed the Golden Gate bridge to enter San Francisco on a great day. NO FOG to speak of!

We did a city "Highlights" tour. The weather cooperated and we had an opprotunity to get some nice photographs of China Town where we had lunch.

City panorama from Treasure Island in the bay.

Cheryl rides the cable care with our guests!

Santa Rosa, California

 Today we arrived in Santa Rosa for a six night stay. We are at the Fairgrounds campground which is very nice. The weather could not be better! Tomorrow we spend the day in San Francisco on a bus tour. More on that later.

Cheryl and I look for Gray whales moving up the coast off Bodega Bay. This is the town where "The Birds" by Alfred Hitchcock filmed with Tippi Hedren. We had some great clam chowder here also.

Fort Bragg, California Oct. 1, 2010

 Today we rode the Skunk train through the redwoods of Fort Bragg. It is cool here near the Pacific, but as we rode inland it was sunny and warm. Left, is the train station and below you see the open gondola car if you wanted to ride outside rather than in a pullman coach.

Below is a redwood with a "spring board" sticking out of it. The woodsmen would cut the trees off at 10-12 feet off the ground by standing on the board while cutting. We were told that the base of the trees are so full of water, they would not float down the river, so they cut them high!

Here Cheryl stands at the brink watching the sea rise and fall. The waves were very high this day. And, as you can see, Cheryl has a jacket on as the air from the Pacific is very cool! Tomorrow we drive south to Santa Rosa, Calif.