Back in California!

On Sunday we headed south on the Redwood Highway 101 into California.  It is such a beautiful drive along the coast!

Our destination was Arcata, California, to visit our friends Denny and Sherry.  Sherry picked us up yesterday and we went to the town square for lunch at the Big Blue Cafe.  After lunch we walked around the shops in the square (skipping the several local taverns)!  Then we went to the movies to see "Midnight in Paris".  In the beginning of the movie they show you all around Paris and it brought back some great memories!  We really enjoyed the movie! 

We then went to see the new house Denny and Sherry recently purchased.  Denny is a professor at Humboldt University.  Sherry has her own computer business.  She installs software for her clients and handles their computer problems.   They are both planning to retire at the end of the next school year and now have their "retirement home"!  It is a lovely two story home nestled in the redwoods.  We took some pictures off of one section of their several decks overlooking the forest!

We then went back to the square and had a delicious Italian dinner with them.  It was great visiting with Denny and Sherry for the day!

This morning we were back on the road south on Highway 101, headed for Sacramento.  It is a twisty, winding road.  You see some ocean, then mountains, trees and the Eel river!  We turned east on 20 over hills and past Clear Lake (I was driving so no pictures).  The lake is the largest natural freshwater lake entirely in California!  It is 19 miles long by 8 miles wide!  It seemed to have a lot of algae around the edges of the lake.

It was a lovely drive and we are now in Sacramento.  We have some friends we will visit here for a few days.

Enjoying the California coastline..."Ain't Life Grand!"