This past weekend was our last 3-day weekend that we will be traveling around California, other than our trip to LA before we head back east. This would definitely be categorized under "first world problems," but leading up to the weekend, we were getting a little tired of traveling. In case you didn't know, California isn't the cheapest place and doesn't have the...
A couple of weekends ago, we did an "urban hike" in the Berkeley Hills. The hills of Berkeley and Oakland are nice neighborhoods and in Berkeley, there is a system of walking trails throughout the neighborhood. Pictures really don't convey how cool it was, but this is definitely something I would suggest as a Berkeley activity. The houses were all eclectic, which was...
Another one of our 3-day weekends has come and gone. This time we went to Yosemite, which was a must-do on our California list. We stayed in Oakhurst, which is about 15 miles from the closest entrance of Yosemite. We were a little shocked when 15 miles from the entrance meant it took almost 1.5 hours to get where we needed to go....
This weekend was William's first 3-day weekend as part of his "9/80" schedule. On Thursday evening, we decided to head to Monterey for the weekend to see Big Sur. Big Sur is not really a town, but an area stretching down the central coast of California. I think there might be some sort of small town because we did see a library, but...
After work last Friday, we packed up the car and headed north to Santa Rosa. Before I knew anything about California wine country, I only really thought about Napa and Sonoma. The "wine country" is more complex than that and spans a large area. There are wineries all over the place, and many are outside the actual towns of Napa and Sonoma. We...
Hello there! I thought I'd pop in with an update on how things are going in Livermore. First, the weather. The weather in Livermore has been colder than expected, but overall it's really nice, especially for outdoor activities. The highs have been around 70 and the lows have been in the 50s, and unlike Columbia, the low is reached not long after dark...
