REDWOODS

We arrived in California and stayed in Crescent City. This is beside the Jedediah Smith Redwood Park - the most northerly of the redwood forests. We drove into the forest, parked down a tiny lane and walked a couple of miles to the giant redwood trees in Stout Grove. As you can see, these trees are REALLY big!

In the afternoon, we drove to the seal hospital where the wind off the Pacific Ocean was blowing seabirds backwards. We ventured out to see the seals although we were not allowed inside the hospital compund. Here is one of the patients (an orphan) recovering after having its shoulder stitched. When they recover, the seals are released back into the ocean.

No photos ... but we had to visit the Rumiano cheese factory where we could watch the cheese being made. We tasted a wide selection before choosing one to buy. Unfortunately, blogs have not yet developed the capacity to communicate taste ... but the cheese is excellent.