Only two posts?! That can’t be right... we’ve been doing this for a month!
Whence to begin after such a hiatus? Much to tell...
Like now, the sun shining through pine boughs, speckling the cement road. Our White Planetary World-Bridger cruises onward, our destination unknown as we look for any spot to boondock.
What else?
Well, recalling a recent day past, Day #15 (non-exact), a defining moment for me, Ashleigh, was walking among the Coastal Redwoods for the first time at Big Basin. It’s where we stayed for four nights, and it’s where I jogged each morning, waking just before 7AM to breathe and be among the Sempervirens. Shortly thereafter, around 8AM, Joe and I would drive 17 minutes down the hill into Boulder Creek to begin our work day in a place with cell coverage. On a great tip from a local ranger, we stopped each morning at Jenna Sue's Cafe and got one breakfast burrito for two, and small and large coffees. These routines we welcomed easily.
Upon leaving the redwoods, we drove North of course, and enjoyed lunch in Cupertino with several friends and fellow Apple colleagues. First, Joe made the pilgrimage to Apple Park Visitor Center to meet with Rachel and Brian, and then over to Infinite Loop #7 (IL7), for a late (mostly liquid) lunch with Rod, the awesome founder of our mint-themed Burning Man camp.
That night we street camped in San Mateo, and the next morning we parked at a highway overlook in Pacifica for the workday, with beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and the fog rolling in. Shaun met us there in the middle of his workday to catch up and share some great tips and hard-won street smarts from his own years of nomadic travel.
Following this, we drove right on to San Francisco where we stayed three nights at Brad and Monica's place, only a 5-minute walk from Golden Gate Park and Haight Street. Shaun met back up for dinner, with Spiro joining us too. There are so many highlights from our two days and three nights touristing the city... like our hot chocolate high at Dandelion Chocolates... or eating Bi-Rite ice cream in the sun at Dolores Mission Park. But the best of all was time with our DeMentha crew. A big crowd of us were in attendance at F8 on Friday night hearing Ronin play a special set in celebration of Yaz’s birthday. Also copacetic was visiting with Brad and Monica for a few days, just lounging at their home, chatting and laughing and walking around the city. Justin spent some quality time with us too, as we ate take-out, laughed at a drama, and tested our teamwork skills on one of Brad’s favorite video games. This right here, was just the homegrown love we’ve come to know from our California friends – it was this feeling of home that we took with us, proceeding ever Northward.