May, a "Gap" month, Part 2
After leaving our visit with daughter Erin in the Santa Cruz area we headed north on Tuesday, May 19, stopping in San Rafael at Kaiser for an eye appointment for me, and in Santa Rosa at the VA clinic for a routine dental visit for Rob, and then on to Potter Valley to spend the night with my sister Elizabeth and her husband Bill. We had a nice visit there and then headed north to Eureka where we would spend the night with Rob's sister Dolores and her husband Jerome. After Eureka, where I consider the Pacific Northwest to begin, we began our planned Pacific Northwest road trip with the next stop being in Bandon, Oregon where by luck we found truly lovely lodging for the night. Rob walking in Founders' Grove before arriving in Eureka. I always insist on stopping here to walk the beautiful 1/2 mile nature trail. Wood Ducks in the pond at Sequoia Park in Eureka. A tropical looking scene on the other end of the pond. Sunset Ocean Front Lodging, Bandon, Oregon. We were on ...