Thursday, July 10, 2008

Day Four: Eureka - San Francisco

Surf Motel
Surf Motel,
originally uploaded by Tedward.
I Left My Harp...in Sam Frog's Disco

After the hottest day EVER we arrived in San Francisco for a two-night stay in a classic Highway 101 motel.

As we drove south from Eureka the temperature rose and the smoke started to become overwhelming. By the time we stopped in Uriak (sorry I 'm sure that is wrong) it felt like we were stepping into a sauna outside the car. Picking up a local paper while we had lunch at a Carl Jr's (very nice burgers BTW) it said the day before was a record of 110F yesterday and was expected to be 106F today. Yes, we turned on the A/C this afternoon.

A brief stop to get Colin out of the car for 15 minutes and find some ice cream became more amusing when we discovered we had pulled off at the home of Charles M Schultz. Santa Rosa is proud of their association and sure wants to let you know about it. Good thing the whimsical statues of Peanuts characters are so cute.

Now we are settled into our room and ready for a day of just touring. No driving tomorrow! Hooray!

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