A very scenic drive to the coast on Wednesday. Passed through some tiny villages. Actually driving very near to the San Andreas Fault. Bakery in Tomales closed so popped into deli next door for some 'brownie bites' - very tasty.
On Point Reyes itself we saw lots of male elk with enormous antlers. Lots of turkey vultures and other birds. Went to Hearts Desire Beach - very pretty. Looks a bit like the Lake District in places. Have uploaded a map of it.
Continued up to the northern part of Point Reyes and this looks rather like Scotland in places. Walked down to McClures Beach - turkey vultures accompanying us on the way - got quite close to one and then realised there was dead deer which they were protecting. A couple of crows were interested in it as well.
Almost had the beach to ourselves - only about 5 other people. Drove up Mt Vision Road - nothing to see at the top but a nice view on the way back down again. Stopped off in Inverness to get a sandwich for lunch and sat overlooking the estuary.
Southwards to Bear Valley Visitors Centre. This is a actually on the San Andreas Fault. Walked the earthquake trail. There is a fence there which moved 16 feet during the 1906 earthquake. Got photos of us in front of this. Had a discussion about what we would do if there was an earthquake whilst we were there. Chris thinks we would be ok unless the land liquifies!
A scenic, twisty and rather bumpy drive back to Sebastopol. Yummy home made fish pie for supper.
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