As we steered south from Cotati and rolled back through Petaluma, my wife, Sarah, and I still had a few spots on the map to check off and round out our one-night drive to the top of the North Bay.
With our 2025 Hyundai Elantra averaging 59 miles per gallon, the road trip proved favorable to the wallet. We drove south to the Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael.
While parking, we noticed the small downtown was packed with cafes, each crowded with people crouched over their laptops and cell phones. We also drove past a curiosity—the Museum of International Propaganda—before parking at the mission…