Day 8 of Pacific Northwest

Day 8 of #gainesgeauxtothepacificnorthwest if we see a sign for a factory tour then we are gonna take it 🤣… when we saw Jelly Belly we headed there fast! We bought $32 in jelly beans when we left lol. Then it was on to San Francisco! We rode the cable cars, visited the cable car museum, saw the painted ladies, and took a spin in the self driving cars! After a day of climbing hills the girls opted for s’mores at the hotel while the boys went to watch a baseball game. Yall.. traveling with teenagers is so fun. My time with both is dwindling down and I’ll never ever regret taking the trip… spending the money.

 

Day 7 of Pacific Northwest

Day 7 of #gainesgeauxtothepacificnorthwest we headed to Napa Valley to visit a few wineries. We shopped in downtown Santa Rosa - we found a great vintage clothing shop Hot Couture Vintage Fashion and Costume Rentals and Avery found a cute Betsey Johnson dress circa early 2000s for homecoming in the fall. It is to small but I’m hoping it can be let out or altered to fit 🤞🏻. We then visited the Charles Schulz gallery for all things Peanuts. We tried In-n-out burger but we weren’t impressed. We did have a fantastic meal tonight at Bird & The Bottle. The older I get the more I appreciate a good meal.

 

Day 6 of Pacific Northwest

Day 6 of #gainesgeauxtothepacificnorthwest some days when we have zero plans turn out to be the best days. We happened to see a sign for Ferndale, CA when we got back on highway 101. It did not disappoint. It was like we had stepped back in time in this small Victorian city. Fun fact we didn’t know… Ferndale is the home of Guy Fieri and he actually owns the old bank which houses a little Guy memorabilia. We want to move to Ferndale! After leaving the fun stop we drove through the “Avenue of the Giants” and had a roadside picnic. Next up… and this is where I questioned life choices… we got off highway 101 to drive down highway to Fort Bragg… it was an hour and half there and then another hour out on an extremely curvy road 🤮. We visited Glass Beach and then headed to Old West Inn.

 

Day 5 of Pacific Northwest

Day 5 of #gainesgeauxtothepacificnorthwest we crossed over the California state line and spent the day in the Redwoods. We visited Trees of Mystery, we tried to drive thru a tree but it was a fail, we visited a zoo, and ate the best Mexican food I’ve ever had in Eureka, CA.

 

Day 4 of Pacific Northwest

Day 4 of #gainesgeauxtothepacificnorthwest we continued our drive down Hwy 101 or the Pacific Coast Highway. Each little town has its own unique vibe. Our first stop was at Sea Lion Cave to ride the elevator down to see the cave. It was a fun quick stop. It was on to Bandon, OR where we fulfilled Avery’s request to horse back ride on the beach.