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Driving to Italy, a night in Masone and final day and night in Milan 

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Cotignac, little B&B, always bread and jam and cheese

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St Remy, wonderful town to stay in, the morning market and a view of Gordes - very pretty but touristy

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Vogue, our favorite “small beautiful town” - Roman history and not too touristy

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Briancon and Saint Etienne in Loire Valley for the night

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Serre Chevalier

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New friends! Christoph and Julia from Bavaria, Martina and Jan from Slovakia, MarieAngela from Boston, and not pictured, wonderful guide Humberto.

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Last dinner with group in Huaraz with pisco sours, overnight bus to Lima, final two days in Miraflores and Baranco. 

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Hiking the Santa Cruz trek in the Cordillera Blanca

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Hiking the Santa Cruz trek in the Cordillera Blanca

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Hiking the Santa Cruz trek in the Cordillera Blanca, Punta Union was highest point

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Huaraz and hiking the Santa Cruz trek in the Cordillera Blanca

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Lima part 1

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Out of order but Portland and start to drive - left at 4 and stopped at Dundee winery, cannot see Mt Hood bc of smoke; Windblown oysters in tiny coastal town on the way. 

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So happy to be at Jill’s! Had supper with her at SHED in Healdsburg. Do not recommend Highway 1 from Leggett to Fort Bragg - way too windy. Take 101. Cool feeling/seeing the climate changes but not the ups and downs. Cool seeing the Leggett market. 

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Took Friday off work to explore the Redwoods! Stayed in Phillipsville, CA. Can’t do trees justice in these pictures. We saw the largest one and RIP the old largest one. These trees can be 2k years old and over 350 ft tall. When the last biggest one fell it caused seismic waves 10 miles away. They grow from Alaska to CA. Chris sizing up the National Champion competition. Did the Addie Johnson hike with hazy view of Grasshopper Mtn? Definitely recommend.

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Bread and Roses cafe known for coffee and pastries (other good one was The Green Salmon), again Yachats last morning and start of our drive south.