Wisetrips Travel Blog

At the end of Dartmouth Middle School's school year, the Symphonic Band held a final banquet to celebrate all of the band's accomplishments. The banquet was supposed to start at 7:00pm, so we arrived at 6:30 to wait in line. The banquet was really created a bit later. We stood in line for a catered dinner (Alex sat separately with his friends). After a good dinner, Mr. Sam Neipp showed us a slideshow and played some of t…

Our first stop in Ferndale occurred during lunchtime after we had hiked at Humboldt Redwoods State Park nearby. At first, we stopped by  Ferndale Pizza , where Alex ordered and ate an entire pepperoni pizza! I ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo (which was well prepared), and it filled me up. After lunch, we decided to stop by at Humboldt Sweets . Yelp indicated that it might be closed (but Yelp has been frequent…

After waking up at 7:00 am and quickly showering, we dressed and headed for breakfast at our Best Western Plus . I was surprised at how busy it was at 8:00 am; everyone had the same idea of getting an early start on breakfast. There was not a lot of variety at Best Western (but at least it was free), so Alex decided to make himself a waffle while I selected the scrambled eggs (which were mildly edible). The …

On Saturday, May 27, we started our long drive from San Jose to Garberville and Shelter Cove (aka the Lost Coast). There was a lot of traffic on I-880 and US-101, so we stopped by for lunch at a well-regarded (according to Yelp) eatery - Sarah's Sweets and Eats in Petaluma. I ordered a delicious Pastrami Reuben sandwich , while Inna ordered the Monte Christo sandwich. Both of the sandwiches were delicious! …

Since Friday, May 26, was a Juniper Holiday, Inna and I decided to see Monet's " The Early Years " exhibit at San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum . The drive there was uneventful, though finding parking was a challenge. There were several intriguing sculptures in the courtyard of the museum. The sculptures looked like they were made from wet clay - yet they were solid. We decided to get a…