Our next stop was at Vacaville, where the RV park consisted of unmarked sites in a grove of eucalyptus trees that had been planted by the railroad for future use as ties. Eucalyptus wood proved too hard for use as ties, so the trees remain a fragrant canopy over the park. The host was very helpful, printing out alternate routes for us to buy diesel. A caboose has been transformed into a laundry and bathroom facility and a rail car is utilized for maintenance.
We drove through Vacaville, admiring the lovely historic homes.
We spent a week at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and made day trips to San Francisco, Armstrong Redwoods, Muir Woods, and Bodega Bay.
Armstrong Redwoods are impressive in size and the day we visited was drizzly, so all was quiet and serene. The purple trillium flowers were finishing their bloom, I remember that as a child we called them stinkpots.
