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Days 4-7: Cali Cali Amazing!!

California is amazing!! Our route North was mainly on the long, winding, Dramamine needed, Highway 1 with some detours on Highway 101. It was so majestic to see the ocean- literally-100 feet to our left and the mountains to our right. We made a stop at the beautiful Redwood National Forest and drove (well walked under) the Drive-thru Redwood tree. 6ft clearance- our truck 8.5". Maybe next time lol. 

Our next stop was to eat, duh! A great first seafood experience on the coast was Fish & Chips at The Harbor at Half Moon Bay, Princeton Seafood Company!! Yummy!! 

Next, the San Francisco Zoo! I LOVE Giraffs!! We spent about 2 hours walking around and having a great time! Then, was the Golden Gate Bridge- beautiful!! I had to drive over it with all the crazy drivers- scary - but we got to stop right after and we walked/ran across it!!! It was amazing!! It was very cold and windy you could barely see Alcatraz..but that's another trip for sure!!! 

Another thing about California that was amazing were all the succulents and flowers that grew there that we Texans pay out the wazoo for!! They just grew in the sides of broken bridges!! Beautiful!! 

California was chilly, windy, sunny, rainy and 50-68* most days. This has been beautiful and the best driving stretch yet! We have stopped at multiple beaches to get out and let the dogs run around and had the WHOLE beach to ourselves. 

On one stop Mack and I explored a cave- where he went in, not me!- I could've sworn there was an anaconda in it lol!! I used "The Wyatt" and said "No Mack you go first!!" We walked on the beach at one stop, climbed huge rocks in the ocean and laid on the sand at another. 

One of our last beach stop the dogs, Mack and I went through a cave, as the tide went out we ran around a rock and ran along the long stretch of beach, we saw a baby whale and let the dogs catch huge crabs! That was probably the funniest sight to watch. Cheyanne would watch them underwater and Jake would dive in head first and stomp on top of the crab then grab it! He got 'em, claws & pinchers waving and all! We met a nice artist painting the tide off a cliff. What a great job!! Ate some lunch then headed North. 

I have to say the people were nice, but the scenery was the best! Our best camp sight was at South Beach campground where we fell asleep to our live sound machine, the ocean!! It was the most peaceful sleep I've has the whole time, I could've slept all day!! 

If you get a chance to drive the Cali coast on 1, do it!! You may have to drive because all the headaches you'll get from the winding roads like me- but totally worth it!! The pictures do not do it justice!!

Now we're off to Portland by morning! Now Portland's on our mind!!

Until next time! Thanks for all your prayers!! 

McGowen's On The Move,

Mack, Lauren, Jake & Cheyanne