Point Reyes (an hour north of San Fran) and San Francisco

So we arrive in Olema, a small town near Point Reyes, CA to camp for a couple days and spend time in San Francisco. Shane bought and installed a new fuel filter and was determined it was the true problem with the truck, well, no dice. We forced it to start again on July 8th for the drive into San Fran and were determined to have a great day in the city. (Which of course we did!)

When we arrived in Olema, we went to the Point Reyes Lighthouse. It was covered in fog and it was freezing but the kids enjoyed it regardless. I think they were just happy to be out of the car and able to run around.

Then we went to Drakes Beach, also part of Point Reyes. I was too cold to get out as was Leah and Nathan, but the die hards in the family HAD to see the ocean up close and personal finally!

As you can see it was almost dark and with the fog...it was kinda cool to take a few pics.


Shane and I had a nice conversation on the drive into San Francisco and we were really beginning to feel frustrated with truck. He kept saying "This is YOUR car and it NEEDS to be reliable with you driving kids around and I have lost all faith in it." It was hard to hear him wrestle with the need to make sure his family is safe and being wise with our money. For many years he has felt that the wise thing God wanted from him was to fix and keep going the ones we had and suddenly he began to feel totally different.

We started our morning in San Fran off with an amazing Alcatraz tour. I have never had a tour this good before. It was everything I love...history, history, history. Even the kids thought it was cool.

After the tour, we ate lunch at the best bakery in the world! We ate clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls. The kids ate sourdough pizza and grilled cheese...it was heaven for the taste buds.

Of course we rode the cable cars and while it was cold and windy, we loved San Francisco...wish we could have had another day to explore the city.

At some point during the day, Shane contacted a local Chevy dealer and asked about a new suburban. I had no idea until we were headed back to the truck after our day in the city. He said "I think God has a new truck waiting for us. It is everything we have talked about and it is just sitting at this dealership about 45 min away. We are going to go buy it." I was a bit shocked. It was 7:30pm...and we decided to call and see what time they were open before we went an hour out of our way. They close at 8...ok, God must have another plan. Shane asked if they would be willing to stay open for a sale...and they were. At 10:30pm, with tired and exhausted kids, we drove off the lot with our new Suburban...leaving all our car stress behind. I do have to say that God had His hand all over this. We never could have imagined it going down like this, you know, while on vacation out of state, but He has blessed us and rewarded our faithfulness. We are humbled by His tender care during the first half of the trip. The truck is more than we NEED but also has many thing we wanted. It is perfect...it was placed right there, at that time by our loving Lord and Savior for us. It is special!!!

More of the story to come...stay tuned!