From Napa to Anaheim – August 2023

From Napa to Anaheim – August 2023

by Kim · Published August 9, 2023 · Updated August 9, 2023

From Napa to Anaheim – August 2023

We departed Napa on a Friday morning and took three days to get to Anaheim. On the first day we drove from Napa to Monterey. On the second day we made it to Santa Barbara, then arrived at Anaheim on Sunday.

We passed over the Golden Gate Bridge three times on three different days and never saw the top.

View from Pigeon Point.

Perched on a cliff on the central California coast, 50 miles south of San Francisco, the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses in America, has been guiding mariners since 1872.

We really enjoyed all the lighthouses on this trip.

Santa Cruz surfing museum. In 1885 three young Hawaiian princes, who were sent to here to attend military school, rode waves on Redwood planks that they ordered shaped like surfboards used in Hawaii, starting the surfing craze.

Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz.

The sitting room at the St. Angela Inn in Pacific Grove. That's our bedroom door on the left.

My handsome guy. It was chilly. We have yet to experience warm sunny California weather.

Subie parked next to our accommodations in Pacific Grove.

Our bedroom at the St. Angela Inn in Pacific Grove.

The parlor of the St. Angela Inn in Pacific Grove.

The parlor of the St. Angela Inn in Pacific Grove.

After checking in to the Old St. Angela Inn we caught up on some action items. Ha ha

More of the California Coast.

Love was in the air.

This monument marks where the singer John Denver's plane went down just off the coast about 130 feet.

Dale and I walked along the coast in Pacific Grove after checking out of St. Angela Inn.

The coast of Pacific Grove.

Kissing Rock in Pacific Grove.

Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, California.

Seals bask in the sun at Monterey Harbor.

The Custom House is the oldest government building in California. Cargos of all sorts were brought through here from 1822 to 1858.

One ream of paper from 1826. You can never have too many Reams. ha ha

Items that would come through Monterey by ship.

Inside the Old Custom House.

Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey.

Lunch at a restaurant located at the end of Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey.

We are kissing in front of kissing rock.

We passed by this enroute from Santa Barbara to Anaheim.

The Bible Reagan used for swearing in belonged to his mother.

Is that President Reagan? No, this guy is much more handsome than any movie star president! ha ha

Reagan wrote his speeches. This is his inaugural address from his first presidency.

Surviving an assassination attempt helped Reagan refocus.

A visually correct replica of the Oval Office while Reagan was president.

Air Force One, also known as the “Flying White House” was used by President Reagan and six other U.S. presidents from 1973-2001.

Reagan's limousine.

Marine One Helicopter used by Reagan during his presidency.

A note from Margaret Thatcher after President Reagan's death. "Well done, thou good and faithful servant"

Ronald and Nancy Reagan's burial place.

Arriving in Anaheim ... and this isn't all of our stuff, only the necessities! ha ha

A piece of the Berlin Wall on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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