Friday night I was up late copying my data off my old PC so that I could take it back to Santa Rosa for mom. I ended up staying home and then getting up around 6 or 7 am and driving to Santa Rosa. Mom didn’t expect me until noonish, so I ended up having time getting her data moved over to the new computer and the DSL all set up. Mom thankfully did the driving out to Van Damme State Park, which was a really pretty drive. Everyone got back from kayaking shortly after we arrived, so we all went to Mendocino to get some lunch and then wander the shops. My cousins and I explored the plateau on the edge of town and took a bunch of photos. AG even let me try out his new Canon Rebel XTi. *drool*
I had a ton of flamed marshmallows that night. The next day we went on a hike (2.5 miles each way) and again took a lot of photos. AG and I were the slowest ones since we kept stopping to take pictures.
After that we had to pack up and head out. We decided to try to go see the Pygmy Forest, but we didn’t have good directions. After two tries at finding it we went back to Mendocino for lunch at the ice cream/pizza shop that mom’s friend owns and runs. We wandered town a little bit, and finally found someone who knew the way to the pygmy forest. We’d actually been going the right way the second try, but hadn’t gone far enough. So we finally made it there, and it was very unimpressive, but at least we can say we’ve been there and done that! After that was the ride back to Santa Rosa, and then the drive back to Davis.
The park and Mendocino were both nice, I’d definitely like to go back again sometime and take more time to explore the town and also make it to the beach.
The flickr photo set.
