Since I visited the Oregon Coast in 2005, I have wanted to drive along the Pacific from San Francisco to Seattle. When a work conference was scheduled in San Francisco this summer, we decided to go for it, partially motivated by the fact that we only had two children and were planning to grow our family. We thought it would be simpler this way, but then were happily surprised by #3.
Since I was already in California, we asked the children's Godmother Carolyn if we could fly her out with Joshua and our 5, 2, and 1 year old. She made the trip possible and visited a college roommate for a few days before flying back home.
We spent the first day of our trip walking the city of San Francisco.
We made a stop to see the Sea Lions, which Sophia observed had "mermaid tails".
And the site of the first public playground in the United States.
We stayed in 8 different accommodations on our adventure and Sophia loved the royal theme of our second one, which was located in Glenhaven, CA.
We continued to drive North to Fort Bragg, CA where we explored the glass beach.
It is known for having a high concentration of sea glass. Similar to searching for seashells, we were able to bring home many different colors.
We veered off the coast to drive through the Avenue of the Giants. The Redwoods seemed even more immense in comparison to our little ones.
Our last stop before crossing the California border was Eureka where we stayed with our friends Jill and Dale Maples. Sophia was thrilled to have more children to play with and we enjoyed talking with them about foster care ministry as they represent The Forgotten Initiative in their region.
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