Point Reyes and the Big City of San Francisco So this week was filled with two completely opposite experiences!! First was Point Reyes and a private educational tour of the South Beach by a national park ranger named John. We nearly froze as we battled the brisk, powerful wind while we learned about the history of Point Reyes, Sir Frances Drake, and the ocean life and weather of the area. We got to see lots of cool things...lots of crabs, millions of barnacles, pink and orange starfish and sea lions with their pups. Coming from the deserts of the Southwest and never really experiencing those kinds of things, we were pretty enthralled and overcome with excitement!! We ate a delicious lunch nearby, topped off with some scrumptious locally made ice cream made by "Three Twins". We finished our day with a look at the Point Reyes lighthouse which had just clocked a wind gust of 60 mph...did I mention that it was REALLY windy and cold that day?!?! Overall, it was a day of unique and never before experienced adventures that we will always remember. The next day we ventured to see the famous Golden Gate Bridge and pass over into the city of San Francisco. Contrary to the previous experience, this day was sunny, warm and had very little wind. It was the perfect day to be outside enjoying a walk through the famous Pier 39, Alcatraz and Chinatown. Paige and John went on the tour of Alcatraz and they will have to tell you all of the details about that, but they said that they had a fantastic time. That was one of John's "bucket list" items that he got to do. Me and the three remaining children enjoyed shopping, eating and people watching on Pier 39. The kids certainly got a big dose of one of the largest cities of the world and after a full belly of Chinese food from Chinatown, we were all anxious to get in the truck to head "home" (the camper)! On the trip back to home, we did see Golden Gate Theological Seminary where some of my dearest friends went to school and it flooded my mind with thoughts of them (especially my dearest bff) and how great their time must have been while they were here. Overall it was a wonderful day, on the opposite end of the spectrum from the day before. We will be heading to the Redwood forest tomorrow morning (Monday). We will have another long day in the car so I will have to get creative on what we can do to pass the time. I'm not sure of our Internet accessibility so it may be a bit before we can type in another entry. We will write as soon as we can, but know that we are having a blast and that things are going beautifully and that we are enjoying this wonderful opportunity that the Lord has afforded us!