Today was another rainy day, but we had a successful exit of the Bay Area, across the Golden Gate Bridge, through the Presidio, into Golden Gate Park and on south to US 101 and into San Juan Bautista. We were a little worried about the route, but being a weekend helped with traffic. Some web sites suggested diverting to the east, but several recommended the route we took, including the KOA campground folks in Petaluma.
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| Our Route thru the Bay Area--in the Rain |
We had a short drag down US 101 with a stop at a Campers World along the way and got set up quickly in the KOA campground and drove the pickup into San Juan Bautista for lunch and a look at the mission there. The first thing that we saw in the campground was Santa with a new sleigh!
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| Santa Claus Has an RV This Year |
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| Father Junipero Sierra |
San Juan Bautista is one of the 31 Franciscan missions along the El Camino Real (the Royal Highway), and this one is located right on that old road and in fact there is a portion of it preserved right beside the mission church. This one was one of many established by Father Junipero Sierra in the 1700's. We took a tour of the mission and church before returning to the KOA before dark.
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| Mission San Juan Bautista |
Tomorrow, we have a short drag down to Pismo Beach, where we will be spending several days and taking a trip up the coast in the pickup to tour San Simeon State Park and perhaps visit another mission at San Luis Obispo.
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| Oranges in December at the Mission! |
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| Our "Little Fiver" |
Hope you are having a good weekend--we are!
Neil and Pamela
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