San Diego Trip - Missions - Day 1

Well, we are on the road after a delayed start. The goal was to get going by 8:00 AM but it was 10:00 AM before we were ready to go. We then discovered we had an electrical connection problem with the towed VW – nothing too serious other than the brake lights and turn signals on the VW wouldn’t work when being towed.

We then went to the RV dealer in Sacramento where the tow package was installed. It was a connector problem and they were able to fix it, but it took another hour or so to install new connectors. We finally left Sacramento at 12:30 PM for Sonoma. We then stopped along the way at our first Mission – San Francisco Solano (Sonoma) – Mission 21.

This Mission was the nothernmost CA Mission and was established in 1823. It was the site of the "Bear Flag Revolt" and the effort to establish the CA Republic in 1846. The Mission is now part of the Sonoma State Historic Park. The present Mission Chapel was rebuilt in 1840 after the original building was destroyed in a storm.

We had a nice visit, then traveled to the RV Park in Rohnert Park, arriving about 4:30 PM. Due to the delays, we canceled the trip to the San Francisco Mission and met Kevin for dinner at Angelino’s Restaurant in Sausalito instead.

Day 1 Pictures - Sonoma Mission (San Francisco Solano)