Trip, days 3 through 5

On day 3 we headed on down 101 through the redwood forests. We saw a group of female elk.

We drove off the beaten track over a winding road to a campground called Hendy Woods State Campground. There was a beautiful old growth redwood forest there we walked through.

On day 4 we headed for San Luis Obispo. The Andrus' spread was amazing--up on a hill out in the country but just off the freeway. They have built a huge rambling ranch house. They have a chicken coop and a barn, fenced in grapes and orange trees they can pick from practically year round. (The fence is to keep the deer out.) They served wonderful meals and we had a pleasant visit. We went down to the farmers market and bought some fresh produce. They also drove us to see the beach near their home. They live in a beautiful place. I loved seeing their house with all the photos and artwork and artifacts. We felt like we were staying in a posh bed and breakfast.

After breakfast we took off through horrible traffic for San Juan Capistrano. We had visited there on our honeymoon but couldn't remember much about it. It's a peaceful place with beautiful gardens.

Then we drove to Santee Lakes, our San Diego destination. When we were on our mission we sometimes would come out here to walk about these small manmade lakes and thought it would be fun to come back and camp here some day! We finally made it.