May 16, 2008 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Sonoma Historic State Park & Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, Sonoma County, California Sonoma Historic State Park covers several blocks in Sonoma, Sonoma County, California. Mission San Francisco Solano is today part of Sonoma Historic State Park and is no longer an active congregation.   Dagen startede med morgenkaffe på Rainbow's End Café i Boulder Rock, lige udenfor Big Basin Redwoods State Park, hvor der var gratis internet, liv og glade dage og levende musik klokken syv om morgenen. Der vokser to sequoia-træer lige ud af et hul i gulvet og op gennem taget, og det er i det hele taget et etablissement med karakter. Det var lige det, der skulle til, for at give os mod på morgentrafikken gennem San Francisco, som var endnu mere rædselsfuld, end jeg kan mindes at have set den nogensinde. Vi bestemte os hurtigt til at springe vores planlagte lynvisit til byen over, og nøjedes med at køre over Golden Gate Bridge, fordi det var Aprils eneste ønske for et besøg til San Francisco, og tjae... nu skulle vi jo den vej alligevel. The day started with morning coffee at Rainbow's End Café in Boulder Rock, just outside Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which was quite the lively place with free wi-fi and live entertainment at 7 o'clock in the morning. Two sequoia trees grow right out of a hole in the floor and up through the roof, and in every way it's an establishment with character. It was exactly what we needed to give us a boost to go brave San Francisco morning traffic, which was even more horrific than I ever remember having seen it. We soon decided to skip our planned quickie visit in town, and settled for driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, since it was April's only wish for visiting San Francisco, and well... it's not like we weren't actually going that way anyway.       Nord for Golden Gate tog vi en smuttur væk fra kysten og gamle hovedvej 1 og kørte gennem de californiske vinmarker... North of Golden Gate we made a detour away from the coast and old Highway 1 and drove through California's wine country...       ...til Sonoma State Historic Park og Mission San Francisco Solano. ...to Sonoma State Historic Park and Mission San Francisco Solano.

Mission San Francisco Solano er grundlagt af Fader José Altimira i 1823, og er den sidste og nordligste af de enogtyve californiske missioner. I modsætning til de fleste andre missioner er den ikke længere i brug som kirke, men tjener udelukkende som museum. Mission San Francisco Solano was established by Padre José Altimira in 1823, and was the last and northernmost of the twentyone Californian missions. In contrast to most of the other Franciscan missions, this one is no longer used as a church, but is maintained only as a museum.     I den gamle gård ~ In the old quadrangle     Adobe ovn ~ Horno ~ Adobe oven

Blomster er der ikke mange af, men det er til gengæld opvejet i kaktus. What's lacking in flowers is more than made up for in cactus.

Inden i kirkerummet ~ Inside the sanctuary

Ved siden af missionen ligger de gamle soldaterbarakker. Next to the mission are the old soldiers' baracks.           Toscano Hotel, bygget i 1850erne ~ Toscano Hotel, built in the 1850s

Lachryma Montis (Bjergets Tårer) er bygget først i 1850erne som hjem for Vallejo-familien. General Vallejo stod for Sonomas grundlægning. Lachryma Montis (Tears of the Mountain) is built in the early 1850s as home for the Vallejo family. General Vallejo was in charge of founding Sonoma.       Chalet'et var i sin tid bygget til oplagring af frugt og vin. The Chalet was originally built for storing fruit and wine.

April kunne bedst lide ande- og skildpaddedammen ~ The Spud mostly liked the duck- and turtle pond

April fik købt sig en officiel "Lille Hus på Prærien"-hat i dag. April got herself an official "Little House on the Prairie" hat today.

Camping/Boondocking Information We've returned to the coast and old Highway 1, and we are camped at Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Campsites are $25.00 for the summer season, no hook-ups. Facilities: Restrooms Showers Picnic areas Barbecues Hiking Dogs are allowed, but are to be kept on leash and off trails. Click here to visit more Missions More California Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW