We’ve had a great week of traveling down the west coast and soaking in the views. We left Oregon on Tuesday and spent the night in Trinidad, CA. Then it was on to Santa Cruz and we’ve been enjoying some relaxing time with Uncle Ron and Aunt Martha, even with the wetter than normal weather.
We wanted to drive the coastal route between Oregon and California this time. As we’re still learning how to road trip with our electric vehicle, we left ourselves plenty of time to charge and to meander. We drove from Yachats to Trinidad with plenty of stops for bbq (really good, peppery pulled pork) and hiking (Redwood National Park). By the time we got to our lodging in Trinidad, it was dark and foggy, so we didn’t get to enjoy the view. We did enjoy our little cabin and our private hot tub, though! Especially since I was still feeling ill and Nathan is maybe also recovering from a bug. The fog had cleared out by early the next morning, so we drove into town and hiked to Trinidad Head before moving down the coast to see more redwoods and Humboldt Redwoods State Park. We drove the Avenue of the Giants and stopped for a couple of walks. Those massive trees will never be boring! We just love our peaceful walks under the towering canopy and feeling the weight of being a tiny creature in a vast world. From there, we drove on to Willits for more charging and tasty tacos, then through icky Bay Area Traffic to meet up with Ron and Martha for tasty Thai food. The whole drive was so scenic and enjoyable.
We’ve had a few days to settle in here in Santa Cruz and we are really enjoying it. There have been two good days of rain, which is uncharacteristic. But we’ve still been taking plenty of walks around town and along West Cliff. We drove up the coast to San Fransisco with R&M on Friday to visit an exhibit featuring the paintings of Manet and Morisot. It was an interesting show comparing and contrasting their styles and examining how they influenced one another. I have to say that after looking at their art side by side like that, I’m Team Morisot, but then again, Manet was never a favorite of mine. We ate at the museum cafe and it was delicious and we had a sunny, clear day for our drive in and out of the city. We also hunted down some phenominal tacos right here in Santa Cruz yesterday and had a nice walk through downtown SC.
We’re on the road for about another week, most of it chilling here in Santa Cruz. Nathan’s been playing a lot of music (solo piano practice and violin duets with Ron) and I’ve been scheming Christmas plans and gifts. It’s been a nice visit and a welcome break before the frenzied fun of the holidays coming up. Enjoy your week!
She’s Here!
Hi! We’ve had a good week here in Northern Utah. The weather is warming up a bit, there are buds on the trees, and…oh yeah…we have a new granddaughter! Daisy Ray Bauserman joined us about 10 days early on Friday night. Lauren had a crazy day of contractions and running back and forth to the hospital on Thursday with no progress. Then on Friday night, little miss didn’t waste any time and was born just before 10 pm. There was a bit of a hiccup in delivery when Lauren’s blood pressure dropped (and of course, so did baby’s) due to an extra dose of pain meds in her epidural. But she recovered and was able to deliver normally, despite being extremely medicated and numb. Miss Daisy’s a cute little thing and looks an awful lot like her big sister. Needless to say, we are tickled with our newest addition.
Marching On
Hello from beautiful Utah and Happy March! We had a good two weeks in Missouri, playing with kids and helping out. After two long driving days later, we are resting up in Utah for new adventures coming up! Although Nathan was fighting illness the whole time, we had a...
A Very Merry Birthday
We’ve had a good week here in Ohio and West Virginia. Nathan is still in a battle with a cold virus, but it’s been great beside that wrinkle. We’ve played with the kids, done some projects around Lauren’s house, and even found time for a trip to the dentist (Bo :)). We just happened to be around while he was off with his brothers and dad on a hunt, so it was a bonus to be able to help Lauren. She’s in her last month of pregnancy number four, so things are getting exciting! Despite being 8+ months pregnant, she prepared me a spectacular birthday dinner, making ramen from scratch (including handmade noodles) and a glorious flourless chocolate cake. I was spoiled to get fancy chocolates from my hubby, texts and calls from lots of people I love, and plenty of grandkid giggles and hugs. It’s been a good one! We’ll be picking up and moving on tomorrow…Missouri is next!