Sharing a few snapshots of places that I frequent in Massachusetts, where I currently reside, and of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, where I will be visiting my cousins Rob and Kristy Doig on the first stop of this journey.
Massachusetts USA
Hopkinton: starting line for the Boston marathon 
Southboro: “Everybody Balance” exercise studio 
Hopkinton: the Muffin House Cafe 
Hopkinton: near the
state park
Hopkinton: Baypath animal shelter 
Lexington:
Wilson Farms
Concord: South Bridge Boathouse 
Newton Presbyterian Church 
Lexington: the Battle Road Trail (from 1776 American Revolution)
Around San Francisco, California
Enjoying wine in
Napa Valley, CA
Archetype Restaurant,
St Helena, California
Ottoman Art, a Turkish import shop, St Helena CA 
The vineyards of
Napa Valley CA
Lede Family Wines
vineyard
Salito’s Crab House
Sausalito CA
Muir Woods
National Monument
The great redwood trees
Muir Woods CA
My hosts and cousins:
Rob and Kristy Doig
Additional photos can be found in the Journals menu — see the blog post on California
