West coast wanderings!

Another Big Tree.Big enough for a car to pass through it , but considering our
trailer we had to be satisfied with just walking through it .This took place almost
a week ago(I've actually lost  count on the days, it is likely to  happen while traveling ,
 at least that's my experience),as I've had some issues around transferring photos ,
 so at the moment I'm just catching up to reach the present day .

San Francisco did have some sun , but also rain as you can see...  
The Golden Gate Bridge it is though ,and we drove across it numerous times
 from our campground.

A view over the city from Telegraph Hill .We spent just a day in San Francisco.
It was  a beautiful city ,absolutely stunning architecture but  we were eager to see more .
Reading through our guide books , and looking at the maps ,it is easy to feel like being in
constant motion to have time see all of the Southwest in just a month.
An impossible feat indeed. 

Looking relaxed , no?
 Our driving took us to Santa Cruz, and yes Liz , it is wonderful here!


We didn't see much more than the boardwalk around the beach , and the
Amusement Park where the boys enjoyed themselves for hours , while us
parents earned our first sunburn for the year!

It is Spring Break down here ,and the park was packed with happy  people .

A beach with  an Amusement Park , that's what every town should have !

In Monterey , just south of Santa Cruz , they have the most wonderful aquarium.
Just look how content and fulfilled the children get....
They also had a great city campground in the hillside , so no Walmart camping
 for us there.

Jelly fishes !

Seahorses!

And with that we left the glorious coast , which had finally started to spoil
us with some sunshine and headed inland ,but more on that very soon .