M&M Sightseeing and Celebrant Services: Napa Valley, August 26

This entry on the blog is Mark's...from our campsite at the RV park on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge, we drove to the Napa Valley. We had to do a little plumbing repair on the RV in Napa, while we waited to meet my sister, Monica, her husband Bill, and my niece, Jessica. We met up at Lake Hennessey, just east of Napa and performed a memorial service for our late father. The spot we laid our father's ashes is very beautiful.
After the service, we all had lunch in Napa and Monica, Bill, and Jessica left for tourist time in San Fran.
Mike, Mason and I drove straight to the coast on a very narrow and windy road, but finally we reached HWY 1 on the coast and drove north until we found a campsite at Casper Beach. This was the best RV camp site so far while I have been on the road with these guys. We had a great night there, cooked steaks on the grill, told tall tales, and played board games until midnight. Next morning I left Mike and Mason sleeping in and went for a hike around the campground, beach ( cool cove ), and some of the hills surrounding the campground. We left camp around 11AM and headed north for the Redwood National forest and Oregon.
We stopped in Crescent City, CA and Mike and Mason had a close encounter with some sea lions. Just north of this area we stopped for a hike through some massive redwoods and sequoias. Then the road led us farther north into Oregon and we found campsite in Brookings, OR about 8PM and hoped to find a good pub to have dinner and a beer. Unfortunately, this town rolls up the carpet at 8 o'clock and we ended up settling for some seafood take out and eating in the RV ( the clam chowder was very good ). Right now we are all sitting back, catching up on e-mails, the blog, listening to some news, and I think Mike is actually trying to work. More tomorrow.