Waking Up in the Campground California

So I finally made it to California!  I am currently at a campground in the Redwood National Park, but let's backtrack for a minute to the rest of my Portland shenanigans.
Saturday evening, Mel and I went to a pub with a couple off her friends.  We biked there and it was really fun.  On Sunday, the same group of people from the pub took a drive along the Colombia River and looked at a bunch of the gorges and waterfalls.  We drove down the Oregon side and back up the Washington side.  We took the Bridge of the Gods (said in Mel's awesome voice) over the river.  It was all so beautiful (see attached photos for example).  Some of the bigger falls we saw were Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls.  I loved it.  I wish we could've done more hiking, but unfortunately, we didn't have enough time.  That evening, Mel and I just hung around.
On Monday, Mel and I went on a 17 mile bike ride down a bike trail along the river.  So pretty.  We stuck out feet in the water along the way.  That afternoon, her parents had a bbq for their cousin's birthday.  That night, Mel took me with her to Dragonboat practice.  Dragon boat is sort of like canoeing but in a boat with 18 people.  I sat in the back of the boat and tried to keep it.  It was really hard!  My body is sore from it today.  After practice we stopped at this awesome place called Voodoo Doughnuts.  I had a Captain Crunch doughnut and a Maple Bacon doughnut (with actual real pieces of bacon on it.  So amazing!). 
I left Portland this morning.  Sad faces.  I will miss Mel.  We always have so much fun together.  I headed towards the Redwood Forest with the intention of staying in a free campground, but didn't realize until I got here that that campground requires you to hike to it.  Oops.  Luckily, I found an RV park sort of nearby that I could stay at. 
Getting to the coast was such an amazing feeling.  When I got that first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean, I just had to pull over and look.  Getting out of my car and smelling the ocean was breath taking.  Knowing that I made this wonderfully journey all the way across this huge country by myself (and in one piece) to start my life over in this magnificent state overwhelmed me with such emotion.  I actually cried a little.
Tomorrow, I plan to do a 3 mile hike to really experience the Redwoods.  Then, I will head towards San Francisco.  I'm thinking about stopping in Napa Valley to taste some wine!  I will update again when I can.