January 20th, 2009 Obama becomes President

Our first view of the Pacific was in Crescent City, Calif, Jan.18th just as the sun was setting. So excited to be here. Love the smell of the salt water and the wild Pacific as it crashes against the 

rocks.  Lighthouse is off in the distance.

We just saw the inauguration from the comfort of our RV. We are so excited about this momentous day in our history. Barack Obama is such a breath of fresh air - so intelligent and capable. Let's hope that we can all pull together to make this country a better place because if we have any chance it is now.

Right now we are in Trinidad, Calif. at the Sounds of the Sea RV Park.  Not much of a place; RV 's lined up on patches of grass and no trees. The best feature was the electrical hook ups and cable so we could watch the inauguration and take a shower, not at the same time of course. We are within walking distance of Patrick Point which is on the water and touted as a good place for hiking with scenic vistas and big rocks including Wedding Rock.

Yesterday we were at Jedediah Smith State Park just 10 miles north of Crescent City. This is a lovely park with tall Redwoods everywhere. There are great campsites on the Smith River with stone steps leading to the river. The river is so clear that you can see large flat appearing stones on the sandy bottom. We did not have one of those sites as we came in at 8 or 9 pm and it was too dark to see much of anything. If you know what inukshuk is then you will know what I am talking about when I tell you that we saw many stones carefully balanced on each other. Since this isn't the arctic they obviously had a different meaning if they had meaning at all - but regardless they were nice to look at and capture on camera.

Sam almost bit the dust yesterday when his leash got tangled with the owner of a large mastiff/lab. As the lab jumped up Sam was literary hanging in the air by his neck and luckily the other owner let go of his leash as I was trying to untangle Sam. I guess we will keep our distance from now on. Sam just doesn't get that he isn't a big dog. Otherwise, both dogs are doing well and we are beginning to establish a routine as we move along.

The sunset yesterday along the coast showed more pastel colors and large sea stacks rising out of the Pacific. Hope to have captured some good pics.

We are not moving very quickly and today we are headed south to Mendicino. If you have been there and have suggestions please feel free to send them.

Bye for now.

Barb, Mike, Sam and Luna