So, Benedict turned 5 and wanted a spiderman cake ...
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| New York baked cheesecake, with spider web like patterns on top, and Spiderman himself shoved in the cake! Ben enjoyed sucking the cheesecake off his feet :) |
We ventured out in the huge Dodge 'Caravan' vehicle/car/huge thingy. We took turns driving (although Ken has nerves of steel and did far more driving than I did). I did however get to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge - which was nerve-wrackingly cool. We eventually found ourselves at Muir Wood after a winding drive along California 1/US 101
http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm. What a glorious place. Even standing in front of the enormous trees it was difficult to believe just how tall they are, or indeed how old they are. The weather once again was glorious and lent itself to a great morning of wandering through the beautiful reds and greens of the wood. The children completed their workbooks and were sworn in as Junior Park Rangers (raising their right hands and swearing to look after the plants and animals!) and received a patch and badge. Very sweet.
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The swearing in of the new Park Rangers
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Afterward, we had a lovely picnic lunch at the Bay Model Museum - a working scale model of San Francisco Bay and the fresh water inflow from inland California.
To finish the day, we drove to Marin Headlands.
Some photos from Muir wood - Ken was photographer
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| The learning never ends! :) |
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| This tree was 1021 years old when it finally fell down |
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| Tall sprouts |
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| Oli and a hollow log! |
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| Best sisters |
