Bodega Bay to Fort Bragg

4/26

Bodega Bay to Fort Bragg

We awoke to the sound of waves and RV’s pulling out. The morning was again misty, and I think that it’s going to be this way all the way up the coast. No dramatic sunsets here. Packing the truck went much easier the second time around, and very quickly we were on the road again. Sonoma Coast is very beautiful, it reminds me of Ireland in many ways; the vibrant greens, grey granite stones.

We stopped at a few places along the way, Arch Rock Beach as well as Goatlandia. It’s a mighty place. As we traveled we kept seeing houses up on the edges of the cliffs that we wish we could live at. High enough that it’s out of the tsunami hazard zone (we passed through 2 such zones), but still close enough to hear and smell the ocean. Why would anyone leave their house?

A wee bit further started climbing up the mountain. We passed through all these tiny towns, such as Elk, Point Arena, and Gualala. We stopped in Gualala to check out a bookstore called Four Eyed Frog, but they didn’t sell postcards and only had new books. Point Arena was our lunch stop for the day, and we went into the Point Arena General Store and had their “world famous sandwiches”. They are nothing to write home about, but they accomplished their purpose.

After what seemed a long time driving, but really was only about 4 ½ hours, we got to Fort Bragg. All the campsites are full for the weekend, so we checked into the Beachcomber Motel. It has a view of the ocean from our back porch, and is very nice. Dinner this evening was at Restaurante Los Gallitos, courtesy of Yelp. The food was very excellent.

Tomorrow, we get to see redwoods, and hopefully Oregon!