I got up 5:20 this morning. I had set my alarm for 5:30 because someone told me the sun comes up at Crater Lake at 5:40. Good thing I got there early. I got a couple of great shots before the sun came across the rim of the crater. I met a few more people doing this same thing. Coffee was ready at 6, so I sat and chatted with a couple from Hawaii that Mo had met the night before. As it ends up, Billy was a Christian minister and his wife had a care giver business. Mo seems to meet the most interesting people.
We started driving down the mountain about 7. Coming across the California line we started getting excited about being at the Pacific ocean. Mo wanted to try out the water, and he did, but not for long. 
We took the day cruising down the California coastal highways through coastal redwoods and rocky beaches. Just amazing sites. We found a place called Fern Canyon. Had to drive 12 miles on dirt roads to get there. It was right along the coast. We climbed over rocks and fording the stream toward the top of the Canyon. Had a chance to see 4 moose (what is the plural for moose).
We ended up at our camp ground in the early evening. Not very impressive, other than being a 2 minute walk to the beach (we didn't take advantage of this amenity). After getting our tents set up we headed into the little town and had a Mexican dinner. Mo could live on chicken fajitas if he had to, so that was what we ordered.
On the road early again. someone had told us about the lighthouses along the California coast. We found one around the corner from our place as Caspar. the light came around every 10 seconds, so hard to time, but finally got it. We continued down the coast on route 1, a very famous high way. It was really beautiful, but tiring going 15-20 miles per hr most of the time.
Finally broke through and got on the interstate south going to San Francisco. Went across the Golden Gate Bridge and drove through the downtown area for a few minutes before heading out. Mo wanted to stop and visit Salman Kahn, the internet training guy. https://www.khanacademy.org/ He looked up his address and found that it was in Mountain City. GPS said 37 minutes, but we quickly realized that San Francisco traffic wasn't going to allow it. Mo was disappointed, and I was disappointed for him. He wants to pitch an angle to allow kids in Tanzania to view these training sessions off line because of the limited internet access. You never know unless you ask. You go, Mo!!
We ended up in Fresno this evening. We stayed with one of my old coaching friends and his wife, Jack and Jane Fertig. One of their two sons was back from college, an they took us out for a great Japanese Steak house Meals. Mo ordered chicken. surprise surprise. Lots of fun catching up with Jack in person. We haven't seen each other in 30 years. Talking on the phone a couple of times a year, is good, but not the same. Hoping they will visit us next year when Jane comes to Nashville for a class reunion. Maybe a weekend in Knoxville.
Out early again the next morning. Coffee and oatmeal at McDonalds in Fresno on our way to Yosemite.
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