California Vacation - Day 2

Jessica and I started the day by visiting Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Santa Rosa. Interestingly enough, it has the same name as our church back in Texas (must be a popular PCA church name). Afterward, we changed and headed out in our Dodge Charger to Point Reyes National Seashore on the Point Reyes Peninsula north of San Francisco.


We stopped at this quaint restaurant for lunch at a little town in the Reserve.

The main thing I wanted to see at the Reserve was the Point Reyes Lighthouse on the tip of peninsula. The only problem about visiting the lighthouse is that you have to park about half a mile from the lighthouse. The walkway is then along the top of the cliffs in the cold, wind, and fog. The last obstacle is stairway of over 300 steps down to the lighthouse on the tip of the cliff. Jessica decided she didn't want to try it, but I really wanted to see the lighthouse...and I paid for it. I felt like such a wimp after having to stop to rest and catch my breath on the way back to the car...But I got some great pictures and saw some amazing sights.



This has to be one of the most beautiful areas of the country. The rolling hills/mountains, the diverse vegetation...it's amazing. It's also interesting how you can drive 10 miles from the cost and the temperature raises about 10-15 degrees.



We ended our day by walking around downtown Petaluma. We then ate dinner at Cattlemen's Steakhouse in Petaluma, thanks to a gift certificate from Tony. I had steak and Alaskan King Crab; Jessica had steak and lobster tail. It was amazing.