The next morning we drove up to Arroyo Grande, the Quilt Attic wasn't quite opened so we walked along the main street and over the bridge taking in the sites. Just as we were ready to leave she arrived to open the shop. She has some neat samples in her window. One of a snowball quilt done with curved lines instead of right angles.
Then up to San Luis Obispo where we bypassed Betty's Fabrics. In Pismo Beach we stopped off at Quiltin Cousins, it is a lovely little shop with some great fabrics. Close to the beach and some outlet shops.
In Morro Bay we stopped at the Cotton Ball.
Nest stop was Cayucos and we discovered In Stitches. She has been open for just one year.
We found a deli called The Little Market where they custom made a wonderful sandwich for mom and I to share. They have some tables outside on the sidewalk, breezy but very nice.
Our next stop north was at Back Porch Fabrics in Pacific Grove.
While driving north we came across the small town of Moss Landing. Bells started ringing in my head of a show I saw on the Food Network. It is called Road Tested;
We called it a night in Santa Cruz, not stopping at any local quilt shops. The next morning we were back in the car and stopped in Half Moon Bay; where we came upon their Saturday morning flower market. What wonderful bouquets they had for sale! A lot were $3.00 a bunch. As they wouldn't travel back to my home I took pictures instead. We also walked over to the Farmer's Market and tasted some samples of different basil and tomatoes. It was a lovely little driving break.
Next we drove through San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge, a little point of interest, if you travel north there is no toll! We stopped off at the vista and took some pictures of the bridge and San Francisco. The top of the bridge was in fog and as you panned your camera east the sun came out. We could see Alcatraz in the east and as you looked west to the city the Transamerica building could be seen in light fog and heavier as you looked farther west. We were in partial sun while we took photos.
We headed farther up the 101 and at Santa Rosa the traffic came to a complete stop. We headed over to Sebastopol to check out a quilt shop. I think it was a private quilter who did work out of her home. Drove through vineyards and orchards back to the 101. In Ukiah we stopped for a driving break and then drove along the Redwood Highway. Be prepared for narrow winding roads in parts. I tried to take some pictures with mom's camera as we drove along to get a feel of the redwoods on either side.
Just as we got back to the coast the sun was setting; beautiful pinks with lots of clouds that were backlit by the sun, a beautiful end of a driving day. We ended the day in Eureka California.