This trip we are traveling with our 3 adoptees – Kia, Garmin, and Komfort. They were provided by Judy’s friend in Chicago who said that “Dogs like road trips too.”
We arrived at Half Moon Bay and it was in the mid 60s. Off with the a/c. and on with the sweatshirts! Yay! The next morning we met Bev & Harry, our friends from the Bay area. Judy & Bev grew up in Chicago. We walked Main Street and then did a little sightseeing. The area is very pretty, and the weather was ideal. The morning started out a little foggy, but the sun came through in the afternoon, no jacket needed. We had lunch at Barbara’s Fish Trap, an old established Half Moon Bay restaurant.
After a leisurely lunch we drove to The Ritz Carlton Hotel where rooms start at $400 a night. The grounds are gorgeous, with a golf course weaving its way around the buildings. The ocean provides beautiful splashing waves from many different coves to be viewed from some hotel rooms, walking paths and the golf course.
That evening we took a walk by the beach which is very close to the campground! There were a few paths to choose from, all surrounded by a golf course. The next morning was even foggier than yesterday. It even drizzled a little before we departed for Eureka, CA. When we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge it was shrouded in fog.
The whole day we were in mist, light rain, and about an hour of total sunshine. It got as high as 69° and is now about 60° at 4:30 in the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds in Eureka, CA. We drove through the beautiful Redwoods on the way.
Judy saw a few creatures by the road side as we traveled today. First she saw a wild turkey, then a llama, then a small deer. While pulling in to our first gas stop the engine light came on and the truck did a shimmy-shake. After setting up the trailer in the campground Mike found a garage that was recommended by the Chevy dealer, since they are closed on Saturdays. Hope it isn’t anything serious.
We had dinner at the Samoa Cookhouse on Humboldt Bay. Enjoyed a wonderful breakfast there two years ago. It is the last surviving cookhouse in the West and continues the tradition of serving lots of good food, lumber camp style. We toured the museum the last time we were here which features early culinary items in addition to historical mementos from the early years of the lumber and logging industries. There is no menu – you eat whatever the chef feels like preparing that day. Dinner as anticipated was great.
It is now Saturday morning and we are waiting for the prognosis on the truck. It turned out to be a cracked spark plug. By 11:30 am we were on the road again, heading to Oregon.
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