4th of July 2010
Category: Travel
Bass Pro in Manteca, CA
Solvang, CA
Our last stop yesterday was to Solvang, CA which I'll let Wikipedia explain: "Solvang was founded in 1911 on 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of the Rancho San Carlos de Jonata Mexican land grant, by a group of Danish educators, who traveled west to escape midwestern winters. The city is home to some bakeries, restaurants, and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. The architecture of many of the buildings follows traditional Danish style. There is a...
OstrichLand
from OstrichLand was probably my second favorite stop yesterday, mostly because I love animals so it was fun getting so close to the ostriches. They are som big, powerful and dare I say even ugly creatures! Here are some interesting facts I learned from my visit: Adult ostriches stand 8' to 9' tall and weight 250 to 350 pounds Ostriches mature at 2 to 3 years, and breed until 40 years An ostrich can reach...
Santa Barbara
Reagan National Library
Adventures from the Bay Area to Palm Desert Christina and I hit the road over the last few days to visit her grandparents in Southern CA. We left on Saturday morning a few minutes after 5am and traded off sleeping and driving. I didn't get to bed until 11pm Friday night because I was up cleaning the house from a long week. I'm always glad I cleaned the house prior to traveling because there is...