Slide ranch and Steep ravine

Tim decided last minute to reserve a cabin at Steep ravine. This is sort of our last goodbye to north bay and we had a great time. We left Oakland around mid-day and got the slide ranch after lunch. My friend, Kate, worked at slide ranch and recommended it to us. It was an awesome little farm. Aoife had fun looking at the goats and sheep. The goats had just had babies about 5 days earlier. They were adorable. Aoife couldn't see them very well, but she could hear them. We continued to walk around the farm and ran into chickens and roosters. Aoife spent a long time following them; she really wanted to hold one. She wasn't able to catch one but was happy enough to touch the tail feathers. It was pretty hard to get her off the farm. We made our way over to the Steep ravine cabins and just gasped at the beauty of the place. It is one of the most beautiful places we've ever visited. The cabin was quite big, but didn't have much in it. For some reason we thought that there would be mattresses and blankets, but this experience is camping without the tent. So, we didn't have electricity or anything. This was fine; we've gone camping many times before, but we were unprepared this time. So, I went and bought some blankets and chocolate at Stinston beach which is the closest town. After I got back, we took a walk down to the beach and Aoife played with rocks while I drew shapes in the sand. We spent the night starting a fire, eating our dinner, and watching the gorgeous sunset over the ocean. It was truly paradise. The next morning we woke up to the sunrise which was also very beautiful, made some hot tea and went for a walk along the cliffs. We spent the morning relaxing and finally packed up and headed up to Mount Tamalpais. The view of San Francisco was breathtaking sadly I wasn't able to capture it on my camera. We had brought a kite with us and decided to fly it since there was very windy. Aoife enjoyed it but was a little bit scared. I think I was the one who enjoyed it the most! We headed back to the Bay area and ate at an awesome gourmet delicatessen on the way.

In the afternoon, Aoife and I, went up to Dorries house to visit her. Dorrie was leaving the next day to go to Illinois, and it was the last day that Dorrie would see Aoife before we move away. Aoife had a lot of fun playing in Dorries garden and Dorrie picked some peas for Aoife to eat. I know that Aoife is going to miss Dorrie dearly so we'll have to come back for frequent vacations and visit Dorrie each time she goes to Illinois.