One of our oldest friends lives in Mill Valley, which sits at the base of Mt.Tamalpais, the highest peak in the Bay area. His home is located at the highest point where people are allowed to build and has a commanding view of the entire bay. It is a place where time standstill and your ability to listen to your inner self is most pronounced. It is a place of spectacular beauty and deep inner peace.
Because of the demands of our business, we had not visited this place in almost 15 years. The affect of seeing and being in this place again was deeply moving for Bob and I and for the next 2 days we did little else but 'kick it outta gear' and let this special place do its magic on us. We took the opportunity to do laundry and to go into San Francisco to catch Cirque D'Soliel's new show, 'Ovo' (pure magic), a Chinese dinner in Dirk's favorite restaurant in China Town and a walk through the Haight.
Next morning we woke when the mood struck us, had some tea and coffee, packed Tonka, Dirk's Labrador Retriever, a knapsack full of tennis balls and headed for Stinson Beach where we enjoyed a fantastic breakfast and a long walk in the warm sunshine playing catch with the the Dog. The dog won by a score of 15-2... We were skunked by a Labrador! Never work with Kids and dogs...
After Tonka wore us out, we headed up the coast a few miles to 'Muir Woods Ntl. Monument'. It isn't necessary to go all the way to 'Big Sur' to see breathtaking coastline when Stinson beach and the Marin headlands is just down the road. Muir Woods is certainly one of the most serene and grand spaces nature has ever shared with man.. Muir woods is a grove of ancient giant redwoods which create a magnificent sanctuary perfect for finding that point deep within each of us where we understand why it is necessary to protect the special places and the elemental role they play in putting us in touch with our inner selves. It is a place we all need to visit.
The rest of the time in Mill Valley was spent enjoying Dirk and his special home. It was a bitter sweet goodbye at Jack London Terminal in Oakland Tuesday morning as we again boarded the Coastal Starlight for the run South to Los Angeles.
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