Perhaps there is symbolism to the fact that our next to the last day of travel (and our last day of real touring) had the worst weather of the entire trip. We left Bandon OR this morning and it started raining. We visited a few view spots nearby and the wind was shaking our car. By the time we got on the main road it was pouring. The coastal drive was beautiful but we couldn't see everything because of the rain and we couldn't take hardly any pictures.
Our first stop was Crescent City CA which was listed in Forbes as one of America's prettiest towns. It does have a pretty lighthouse and coastline but the town itself is far from pretty. We stopped at the Visitor Information Office to get a suggestion for a lunch place and guy suggested a place with a harbor view. Well, the view was of a run-down rv park and if you looked very hard you could see the harbor in the distance. But the food was okay and it was dry so we weren't too unhappy.
We then drove to Eureka CA which IS a very charming town. It has a nice downtown and some pretty old Victorian homes. We stopped at the "Has Bean Coffee and Bakery" for something to drink--mainly because I loved the name!
Since we'd already been to Mendicino and for time reasons and because the weather was bad, we decided to take the Redwood Highway (101) and it was wonderful. The drive was very beautiful. We even stopped and did the "drive-through" tree.
We're spending the night in Ukiah because that was as far as we felt like driving. For dinner we went to a place called Walter Cafe which is a hybrid steak place and suchi place so we had a little of each of enjoyed it.
Tomorrow we head home.
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