Eureka Trips

Every summer, we looked forward to a nice and relaxing family vacation to get away from the everyday routine of school and work. This year, we decided to try out a road trip for the purpose of seeing the natural beauty of Northern California …

Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left the house around 8:30am. It felt weirdly normal. We decided to take the scenic route out of …

Sun 08/02/09 (day 1) - Seattle Arrived at Seattle Tacoma Airport . Taxi to Seattle Crowne Plaza Hotel . Very nice place just right for 2 day stay. Breakfast in the " almost classy" Lowells overlooking the Bay. Seattle Space Needle. Brilliant …

Leaving? In wait for a new beginning? Somehow they seem to mean the same thing! Starting out grandly in search of new things to experience, and gas prices, *S*. Hmmm, perhaps they will go down? Off before noon, on schedule; as I usually run …

Left Calistoga around noon. Stopped at the Bluebird Cafe in Hopland for lunch. Apparently they are known for serving interesting things like bison and emu. Maybe I should have been more adventurous, I just had a grilled cheese with jalapeno …

Well, we're packing up and ready to board tomorrow early. The flight leaves around 6 AM, so we have to get there about 4 AM. Hopefully we can sleep on the plane or else we'll be a little tired. We'll see I guess. The excitement has yet to set …

So after a slightly late start (this would be a pattern), we were off on our grand road trip. Driving from Nick's house we made our way up highway 101 with the plan to stop in Eureka for the night. We alternated driving every few hours and …

Here is how you leave your "parking space" for the night!

A visit to the Mt.Shasta and Crater lake area with family - Samyukta, Ananya, Shalini,Aravind, Amma and Appa.

still planning