Novato

Quick trip to Novato to add a little hardware to the van.

After we finished up we did some hiking near Stinson Beach and started towards home.  The one thing I didn't want to do was drive through the city in the beast, as luck would have it for some reason we got routed through the city.  Imagine the surface streets with no traffic, it was kinda surreal.

Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve--this is just outside of Santa Maria and the beach is beautiful.  The surrounding dunes are home to nesting birds.  This area is surrounded by strawberry farms.

 Check out those strawberries!

We made a few more stops down the coast, I had never seen the elephant seal rookery at Cambria, that's an amazing sight, there were literally thousands of beached seals that return there every year.
More driving than anything but we did get a good hike and a beach walk with a little bird viewing.
How do you like the 1 Up?  Checking out step stools as we speak, which probably defeats the purpose of the extra storage in the gigantic box.  #vanlife