We have just recently moved to California and are keen to explore also the not so commonly visited parts of California. One of these areas is the Clear Lake area, about 2.5 hours (a bit more than 100 miles) north of the San Francisco Bay Area. The lake is the largest naturally occurring freshwater lake in California. Sadly, the water levels have sunk by a few meters due to the drought. We drove around the lake, starting at the southern end, and made a quick stop in Lucerne. Expectations were high, since we are from Switzerland and have spent a lot of time in Lucerne, Switzerland (which by the way is definitely worth a visit). Unfortunately there was not much to be seen in Lucerne, CA and the only cafe we found there was closed… So
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