Hi, my name is Nanci, and I thank you for checking out my videos of some places where I wander .... mostly out in nature, and quite often close to my home in Napa, California. I am new to You Tube, and am doing this just for fun....I am not a professional videographer, nor am I the most informed person about the areas that I am visiting. I'm just hoping to share my wanderings, and to inspire others to get out and walk, and enjoy the sights along the way! Happy trails!
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I like how you have your van set up. Beautiful beach 💕🐶
Thanks, Lilly! I've kept my van functional for what I like to do, and also for what I sometimes need to haul. And yes, that beach is so nice...I am lucky it is only a little over an hour from home. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a happy weekend, and hi to Pippy! 💙🐶
So peaceful. So funny how it can be crazy wild and people going off in one city, and then here you are in this perfect, quiet place with no people at all. So glad you keep putting these videos out so people can see that California is mostly a wonderful place.
Hey Deb! California sure is a mixed bag...from the densely populated cities, to the vast wilderness of the mountains and deserts. This beach can get crowded at times too....but for early birds, it is a private place of beauty and peacefulness. I never get tired of visiting this part of the coast. Thanks for watching!
It's nice to escape to the beach if only by video :). Thanks for sharing, and Happy Wandering
Thanks for joining me, rvdawg! Escapes to the beach are a priority of mine (as you know!) Happy wandering!
Good afternoon, it is EST here. Your van looks very comfortable, after watching so many people (quite a few women) travel on YT, I think a minivan is the way to go, especially for cost saving. I wish there was smell-a-vision, I do love the salty ocean breeze. Thanks for the bay view today. 💜 ☮
HI tja! Ahh, you are East coast gal! I'm from the East coast, but made CA my home decades ago. Yes, I love the easy mobility of my minivan, and the ability to pack it up quickly and go! Camping is convenient, and keeping stuff and gear to a minimum really helps. I wish you could smell the ocean air too! Until that day arrives for you, I appreciate you watching and always supporting my videos. Happy weekend to you!
Good Morning Nanci! Beach looks beautiful glad it wasn't windy for your morning walk.. peaceful..not many people up that early! Woohoo camping! Love your van!! Good comfy sleep is important! 💕👋
Good morning, Bre! Happy weekend! Man, the wind in Bodega Bay can sure be wicked at times! Must be prepared for that....prepared to hunker down in your rig for some hours. Thanks for being here....and I look forward to seeing your next adventure, whether it's on a hike, at a waterfall, camping, or on the farm. Whoohoo for our adventures!
Hello. Life circumstances have kept me from camping this last year, but I really enjoy following your travels. Thanks again for highlighting my favorite camping spot ever. I'm about 4 hours from there now, so hopefully I'll be able to get some car camping trips scheduled this coming year. ✌🙋♀
Greetings, Terri! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I do hope you will resume your camping adventures as soon as your are able. Doran Beach campground is a great place to enjoy the waves, sand, and some of the camping sites are wonderful. Since you know the area, be sure to check the map so you can pick one that best suits your needs. Four hours is a rather long drive, so better stay a couple of nights at least! Happy travels to you, and thank you for your support.
Good Morning Nanci!! Happy Sunday!! That does look like a beautiful area to kayak! What a pretty day for a wander! Suppose to be super rainy today. Have not convinced myself to go for a wander in the rain! 🤣👋💕🙂
Hi Bre, happy Sunday to you (well, it's almost over now...) Anyway, more rain, eh? We are heading into high 90's this week (ugh!) Thanks for watching me walk around an look for a place to put my kayak! I think I saw your name on the video I accidently made public... about giving my client's cat a pill....LOL! That was a YT blooper on my part...still learning! Thanks for watching both of my videos, Bre, and have a good week. I hope you get in a good "wander!"
Beautiful clear day with choo-choo sounds ☀️👋😁
H there, RR! So nice to see you here. Thank you for stopping by! Oh yes, I love the sound of a train! I hope you guys are doing well. I need to check on your channel....will do that. Aloha!
@@inspiredtowander We look forward to some adventuring kayaking videos from you one day soon 🤞🤩🛶 Sending Aloha your way!!
Oh, that’s good to know about the kayak. That would be something fun to do.
HI Annette, thanks for stopping by! Oh yes, I love kayaking, and am ready to try a few new spots.
That was fun! Nice calm water for kayaking for sure. I saw a nice place to magnet fish too :). Thanks for sharing, and Happy Wandering
HI rvdawg! Yeah, there might be a couple of good spots for magnet fishing! Maybe you can go magnet fishing while I go kayaking!
Good Saturday afternoon. The streets looked rather quiet for such a beautiful sunny day, probably a work day, huh. I hope that you will be able to video part of your kayaking adventure on that waterway. Happy June 1st, I got to get a move on or I will be saying Happy Holidays. Thanks for sharing your video. 💜☮
Hi tja! Thank you for stopping by! I will definitely do a video when I go kayaking (hopefully sooner than later). I was surprised at how quiet the streets there were...but I am always happy to take a peaceful walk, so I made the most of it. I hope you are having a good weekend, and enjoying summer. Take care!
Wow! Suisun has gotten so beautiful! Wasn't Glas Hoffs a farm in that area where we used to get fruit to can? Ah how I miss those times! Great video!!
Hey Deb, you are so right....we did shop for fruit at the Rockville Glasshoff's fruit stand! We probably bought hundreds of pounds of fruit there back in the day! I miss those days too. Thank you for checking out the video, and chat soon!
Believe it or not I've actually been there. I used to go to a car show there all the time. We raised our kids across the river in Brentwood.
HI @ColoradoMartini! Thank you so much for stopping by my channel. That's so cool about the car show in Suisun! I wonder how things have changed there since you last visited?
What a charming little town. I’ve never been.
HI Annette, thanks for stopping by! Next time you visit the Napa area, let me know, and maybe I can be your guide. There are many interesting spots in wine country!
So beautiful and well maintained. The entire town looks so peaceful and serene. I notice an abundance of WHITE flowers. Any significance to that?
Isn't Yountville a beautiful, peaceful town?! I love walking up there, and re-discovering wonderful little spots. No wonder it's such a popular tourist attraction! Loved those white roses, especially outlining the vineyard. Perhaps since they are popular at weddings and often signify new beginnings, they were chosen on purpose....but I don't know that. Thanks for watching and commenting, Deb!
Thanks for always sharing beautiful California 💜! The drums transformed into clocks is something I haven't ever seen before at any Arts festival. Be safe. ☮
You noticed those drums turned into clocks! Me too! Very unique! Thanks for watching and commenting, tja! Happy Memorial Day weekend to you, and I hope you are well. I appreciate your support!
Beautiful stroll love the roses. 💕🐶
HI Lilly! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I agree....those roses are so pretty. Hope you are having a good Memorial Day weekend. Hugs to Pippy!🐾
I love Yountville too :). Thanks for sharing and Happy Wandering
Thanks for watching, rvdawg! The town of Yountville is easy to love! Happy wandering to you!
Wow the line at that bakery! 😳Looks like a really neat place! Lots of fun stuff to look at.. Yep .. courtyard shaded and peaceful.. another awesome Wander Nanci!! Happy Weekend!! 🥳🙂👋😎💕🤗
HI Bre! Thank you for watching and happy weekend to you, too! This weekend is crazy here ....big outdoor music festival in Napa....it's a chaotic, but fun! Loved last night's headliner....Stevie Nicks! A far cry from the peace and quiet I experienced in Yountville last weekend! LOL!
How do you get the pop up back down. I can get mine up but not back down?
Another awesome and amazing wander! I bet the sunsets are epic there. Its so special walking the sun fall into the ocean! Cute little critters. Love the benches with the drift wood.. mmm hmmm!! And a woohooo for that fountain Waterfall!! 🥳👋
There you are...I have missed seeing you here, Bre. Thanks for checking out this beautiful coastal area, and also the downtown of SLO. The central coast of CA is so special to me. Of course, I love "my" northern Ca coast, but it's a treat to go to central CA! Your Oregon beaches are amazing too. Guess I'm a beach bum at heart!
I have not been to all of these spots. Davis is a huge bike town, always fun to walk around there.
Thanks for stopping by, Annette. Yes, Davis is a fun town to walk....and I love the arboretum too. I am always looking for a change of pace for some of my walks (gotta get in those steps!) Easy train ride too!
@@inspiredtowander I would take the Davis train into SF once a year. Love that ride. Love the Davis station. What fun!
I know this spot like the back of my hand. The lunch folk only work 2 days a week, there were about 19 baby ducks last count. The rides in Old Sac are new, they were put in around 2020. You can walk through the underpass at K street in Old Sac, it takes you to the Kings Arena and the new shops and restaurants there. If you feel like throwing an ax that’s where you can do it.
HI Annette! So glad you watched, and thank you for the comment! I knew you would know the entire area well. One day I will walk to the Kings Arena, shops, etc as you suggest. I did visit the Capitol building and that area around Christmas but it was rather sketchy in areas. The Christmas tree was nice, and the memorial for fallen police officers across the street was interesting. It's an easy train ride for me, so I will go back!
@@inspiredtowander Sacramento in general is sketchy, which saddens me. Five years ago it was not like it is now. I don’t even know what’s around currently but I am very familiar with the Old Town area.
Hi Nanci! When I was in Sac last mo., visiting Tim (Time 4xplorying) and Annette (Annette's Van Tease) Annette and I drove through Old Town. It was a Sunday and the place was packed! Next year we will plan on getting there early in the day but I love that you took a train there!!! How many miles was it one way???
HI Gracie! Thank you for stopping by my channel! The trip was about 60 miles, and I love taking the train! Yeah, definitely go during the week next time...much less crowded. I enjoy going up there before it gets too hot in the summer. So cool that you were just there too! Maybe we can meet up at some point...I'd be willing to go back if that's where you go! It's a fun place to explore.
Very cool place to visit, I love the Old Western buildings. Thanks for sharing and Happy Wandering
It was a great place to take a walk and enjoy the nice weather and interesting sights. Thanks for watching, rvdawg!
Thanks for sharing your train ride and walk around Sacramento, so relaxing. 👍
HI tja! Thank you so much for stopping by. Yes, the train ride is relaxing (no dealing with traffic on the freeways!), and the walk was lovely. Nice weather helps too! Hope all is well with you...take care!
Another great video! We will never forget our country western dance group taking that ferry down that river. Some of those places actually felt familiar! Good to see the horse and carriage and you know Cinderella is a white Percheron too!. Thank you for showing how beautiful California actually still is. I know there are messes , but for the most part, alot of this wonderful infrastructure is still pristine. Happy wandering!
Hey Deb, I noticed that Percheron, and thought of Cinders immediately! And yes, you are right...so much of our state is a mess, including not far from Old Town, Sac! In fact, a short walk away to the Capitol building will include tent cities and some sad sights. This Old Town area is an exception and that River Walk is lovely. So nice to enjoy great views like this when going out for a walk! Thanks for sharing that happy memory of our dance party on the Delta King!
Thanks for the video and walk. I've been to Old Town several times and never knew about the River Walk on the other side. Now its on my list of things to explore.
Thank you for watching and commenting, TerriVCordova! Crossing the Tower Bridge and enjoying the River Walk is definitely recommended! You will enjoy it!
Amazing walk!😍🤩
It was a fun way to get in my steps for the day, Tim! Thanks for being here!
Moonstone beach supposedly had "tons" of actual moonstones on it but over the years they've been all picked up. Good to see San Luis again. We haven't visited San Luis for [probably 4 years even though we're right here. Fun getting to visit with you too!
Hey Deb, I can imagine that the pretty rocks known as "moonstones" have been been picked over and are mostly gone. We sure have some good memories of SLO (Thursday markets, Halloween, etc.), and I'm so glad we do! Thanks for watching! My visit with you guys was the highlight and priority of this trip!
Thanks for the video. Love Cambria, haven't been to SLO before.
Hi Lani, Cambria is my favorite central coast town. It has the ocean, and also an artistic community. SLO has the college, so the vibe is different, but it's also a sweet spot in central CA. Hope you are doing well....I will go over to your channel and see what you have been up to! Thanks for watching.
Love this van and want to thank Glippie for sharing her clever solution to pop-up the top of her camper as a solo traveler! 👍 Thanks Nanci for sharing Glippie's beautiful upgrade (I just watched your video r/t Glippie's kayak upgrade 05/2024!
Hello again, tja! Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out Cindy's awesome van. She is so inventive, and creative! I am so glad you clicked over from the kayak video and gave this video a look, too! Thanks for being here, and have a great weekend!
Your friend Cindy has thought of everything for her kayak adventures, and it is clever information to share for anyone wanting to start kayaking. Thanks for the safety info r/t this kayak would fill with water and not float if flipped over. Thanks for sharing! Be safe 💜☮
Greetings, tja! Cindy really has thought of everything for that kayak....a couple of things (like her wheeled transport cart) aren't even in the video! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! Hope you are well and getting ready for summer!
Such wonderful places! Thanks for sharing, and Happy Wandering.
They are really are wonderful places.....thanks for being here and for checking them out! Happy wandering , rvdawg!
Gorgeous! I grew up in Cambria, on the Fiscalini ranch south of town. That trail was still the Fiscalini Town Ranch back then. I was lucky enough to hike out there when the public wasn't allowed. :)
Oh my goodness, you grew up in my favorite place? I love Cambria! That is so interesting that you knew the Fiscalini Ranch trail even before it was made public. Thank you for watching and for sharing your love for your hometown!
🌤️ perfect day for a ride!
HI RR! Thanks for checking out the bike ride (sorry it is such a bumpy video!) I do love biking at the beach in spring. I know you love beach vibes too! 🌊🏖
Awesome video thanks for sharing 🐶💕
Thanks, Lilly! I appreciate you watching! Hi Pippy!
You guys just have way too much fun! Cindy sure is resourceful. Great, educational little clip!
Hey Deb, thanks for watching and commenting! Cindy is indeed resourceful! We are hoping that some of her ideas might inspire others (including me!) to do their own kayak upgrades. Also, she wanted to remind others that this basic little kayak can turn over and fill up with water in rough seas. From now on, we will both stick to calm lakes, harbors, and rivers. 🤪
Love the upgrades! The cleats, the sleeve, and the "Reserved" table sign are all awesome :). Thanks for sharing, and Happy Wandering.
Thanks, rvdawg! You noticed the reserved sign! LOL! That Cindy thinks of everything, from upgrades on her kayak, to personalizing our "wine time!" Happy wandering!
Good Grief Cindy!!! Awesome!! very nice.. very smart!! Happy Saturday Nanci!!
Hey Bre! Cindy is the DIY queen! She's done so many upgrades to her camper van, and her bike too...not to mention creative projects for herself and her home! She's so fun...so glad to call her my friend! Thanks, Bre....happy weekend!
Good Times is right Nanci. Thank you and cheers!
Cheers, Cindy! Thanks so much for sharing your tips and tricks! Hope to go kayaking again with you soon!
Beautiful day at the beach sounds fantastic right now
HI Lilly! Yes, the beach is my happy place....good for the mind, body, and soul. I hope you get to go to one of your beautiful beaches soon! Thank you for being here, and hope you and Pippy are doing well!
Okay, so I apparently do need to come visit your neck of the woods! It's absolutely gorgeous AND it's warm enough for you to kayak? It just stopped snowing an hour ago for us. I also love that you're able to get out there when it's quiet and not as busy. Such a fun bike ride!
HI Roxanne! More snow? Whew, hope that might be the end of it for now! The temps at the beach here get up to the mid 60's in spring, and I love that for outdoor activities. I'm guessing you might like this neck of the woods! Do you like to kayak? More about our kayaking in my next video. Thank you for being here, Roxanne! Woof to the pup!
@@inspiredtowander I think so, too, Nanci! I do like kayaking. I almost took the course in college to learn how to roll but ended up doing bowling instead. :) Can't wait to see what you get up to in the next video. Also, the powder is gone and now we're left with this soggy, heavy stuff. We don't believe the snow is finished until June 1st.
I always love Bodega Bay! Thanks for sharing, and Happy Wandering.
I'm so glad you have become a beach lover, too, rvdawg! Thanks for watching and happy wandering!
Oh, mine! I have been vusy and missed out lots of your adventures.😮 Thanks for sharing your wandering!
HI Tim, great to see you here! Thank you for checking in! I know it's hard to keep up with KZread videos some times! It's hard for folks like us to sit still, right?! LOL! And you have been traveling too! Welcome back!
One of these days, I will go to Bodega Bay to camp! We need to get together for a meetup next year while camping.
Hey Tim, it would be great to do a camping meetup in Bodega Bay! Bring your bike and we will ride, and hike too! Thanks for stopping by!
Beautiful Ride!! It's a great place! Indeed it is spring and still quiet in the campgrounds! Happy Friday Nanci! 💕
HI Bre! I love the peace and quiet of spring and fall at this beach. It sure beats the crowds during the summer! It was great to be here for a week this time. Do you have some long camping trips planned? Thanks for being here, and happy weekend!
I'm so glad you do these videos. An up close and personal view of some of Californias beautiful and serene areas. So many people just think of LA or San Fransisco when they envision California. So these little clips, showing the natural flowers and the quiet, uncrowded reality shows the better side of California. And Bodega Bay is where Lisa takes Indigo! One of these days you will see him!
Hey Deb, I would love to see Indigo here with Lisa one of these days! I have seen videos of him on the beach with her, and he is so majestic! And yes, I know what you mean about seeing some of the quieter, less crowded part of our state. That's definitely my preference nowadays. Going back to LA or SF is not on my bucket list! Thanks for watching, as always!
Lovely video. I haven't camped at Doran Beach yet. Doran beach is on my bucket list. I have driven around there and it is beautiful. I recently camped at Van Damme Beach just south of Mendocino.
Hi Lani, I will check out your channel to see your latest.....meanwhile, keep Doran Beach on your bucket list! My guess is that you will love it! Nice camping, and nice places to walk and visit nearby. It is my "home away from home!"
It sure is nice there when it's not windy.
You've got that right! We were lucky all week. Cool, sunny and lightly breezy at times. Thanks for watching, norcaldigger348!