Bay views from top of Moeser Lane

Everything seemed greener up here...

including our friend's nicely landscaped garden bed...

He suggested that we go up this hill in his neighborhood...

There was a natural hillside area where we could see this...

Traveling on the 4 and return to Catahoula Coffee, Richmond, Albany and El Cerrito

Our gps had us take the 4 all the way to the Bay...

About to cross the bridge near the Middle River in Stockton...

Spring Break Road Trip 2017 Day 2 - Return to Well Grounded Coffee

We had a restful evening for our second day in the Bay Area, courtesy of our good friend Thane, who was kind enough to let us stay at his abode...

While TC was out on an early morning run, Bert and I took a walk to the neighborhood coffee shop...

Well-Grounded Tea & Coffee Bar

Day Two of our Summer Road Trip...

featuring the lovely hydrangeas from Thane's front yard. We bade farewell to Thane, Ysquared and the kids.

 and then headed off to our next adventure. But first, as was necessary and hell, because we were on vacation, it was time to get some coffee...

Dinner @ Thane's

When Thane first started his ph.d. years ago at Cal, he lived in El Cerrito, then to Berkeley. Now, as a married family man, he has settled down once again in El Cerrito...

It's not a "destination" spot for a vacation, but for us, it was, since we were going to spend some quality time with a dear friend...

We were excited to see him, his wife and kid once more...

Bay Area Roadtrip - Day 1: The Red Onion

While TC watches some hokey Animal Planet show on "mermaids", I thought I would do my first post from our recent road trip...

The photo above was somewhere along the 5...while the photo below was near the 580 as we approached the Oakland area...

We were excited because we hadn't visited Thane up here since 2011...this time it was different since he was now married with a toddler son and with a house!

Before hunkering down with Thane and his family, we sought out a place for lunch in his neighborhood...

Bay Area Roadtrip - Day 2 Highlights

This morning we had dim sum with a view...

You can see the new part of the Oakland Bay Bridge.

This was just the beginning of today's food adventures...

Bay Area Roadtrip - Day 1 Highlights

On the I-80 near the University Ave bike bridge...

on our way to visit Thane and his family in the Bay Area. Here are just a few highlight from our first day...