The last three nights of our trip were spent in beautiful Sausalito. This town sits on the bay across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Fransisco. We stayed at Casa Madrona, and this was the view from our room. We had beautiful weather again (honestly, it was perfect the entire trip), and we enjoyed quite a bit of relaxing in our room, looking at this view or watching college football which started this weekend.
Sausalito has lots of neat places to visit too, but this is probably our favorite place. It's simply called "Hamburgers." They use this huge rotating grill to cook them, and it's just kind of neat to watch.
This is how they turn out. YUM!
While we certainly loved our burgers here, our favorite meal was definitely North Beach Italian Restaurant. The four of us drove over and met up with some family that has recently moved to San Fransisco. It was great to catch up with Lynn and Ron, learn about their cross-country drive with Hula Girl and share a wonderful meal together. Ryan and I both ordered the spaghetti carbonara, and it was the best we've ever had (even better than what we enjoyed in Italy and Scotland...I know that Scotland sounds weird, but seriously, this one restaurant at the end of the Royal Mile has amazing carbonara). We will certainly visit this restaurant again next time we're out west!
Walking along the sidewalks of Sausalito leads to a great view of San Fransisco.
We also saw this full moon over the bay our last night. Gorgeous.
One morning, Ryan and I drove about 15 minutes to Muir Woods, a local redwood forest. It was really cool to visit! We did about a 1.5 mile hike and thoroughly enjoyed our time. What a great morning. Here's a picture of us inside one of the trees. Amazingly enough, we're told these redwoods aren't even as big as some of the ones further north!
Crane your neck to see the tops!
A little creek was flowing through too. One sign noted though that the creek is currently at its low point, but in the spring, it rises a lot and is filled with fish.
Of course, you can't make it to the San Fransisco area and not go visit the Golden Gate Bridge. We loved the panoramic view from the marina near the bridge.
There is a great mountain to drive up to see the bridge. This is from the first stopping point, and we had some great views. As we drove further up, fog actually rolled in and you couldn't see the whole bridge anymore.
Smile, you're in California!
Finally, on Sunday late morning, we started the journey home. What a fantastic time! This was definitely a trip from our travel bucket list, and it was even better than we imagined. We had such a great time making wonderful memories together and with Mom and Dad. California is such a beautiful state with so many fun things to do, delicious food to eat and lovely places to stay. I can't wait to go back!
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