On the Road - Day 1

Begin from: 7 N. Norfolk St., San Mateo, CA
Begin odometer: 58,142.8

Driving 101 North, we chose to take a less hectic route through San Francisco. Turning down Brotherhood Way, we skirted Lake Merced and headed along Sunset Avenue, through Golden Gate Park and the Presidio to the Golden Gate Bridge. Farewell dear city.

Fog curled over the western hills of Marin, but Mt. Tamalpias was in the clear. Busy commuter traffic until past San Rafael. Rest of the way to Santa Rosa was a breeze, allowing Pat to sit at the dining table and watch the rolling golden hills of Marin pass by. The rounded scrub oak is some different from the pointy pine covered landscape of Maine.

We stopped at a grocery store where we could park in four parking spaces to accommodate the RVs length and width. Vance rolled down his window and asked a "local" woman where we could get a good meal. She asked what kind of food we liked, and he listed several types. Apparently Santa Rosa has a wide variety of excellent restaurants. We were guided to Chellino's Mexican Restaurant just across the street where we had a fine "first meal of the trip" - enchilada and tamale split between us.
We looked up RV parks in the Santa Rosa area in the Trailer Life Directory. Our first night was at the River Bend "Resort" on the Russian River. The PR was better than the actual place. RVs shoulder to shoulder, head to toe on a bluff above the water. We will explore the outdoors in the morning.

Ended at River Bend Resort, Forestville, CA < [Steep bluff above River, few trees, had showers but we didn't use them.]
Odometer 58,242.9 (100.1) Total: 100.1
[This format will be followed throughout this blog: odometer reading; (miles traveled today); total miles of trip so far(in bold).]