Avenue of the Giants and a long drive down the coast

Our first stop today was Avenue of the Giants, which was an hour south of Eureka. This is another national park that is famous for its giant redwoods.

We did a short hike and saw a tree that had previously held the record for being the largest tree in the world until it was knocked down by another tree. We took photo's in front of the base and as you can see it is massive.

After this we got on the road around 9.30am and spent the rest of the day driving. Normally this would be a long and tiring drive but it was absolutely beautiful so the time passed quickly. Some parts of the drive were a little nerve wracking as there was some tight curves and sections of the road where you drive on a cliff with no guard rails.