Today was probably the easiest leg of the whole trip... Just 48 miles that I really dawdled on, taking more than 3 1/2 hours to go point to point. But like much of this tour, it hasn't really been just about getting from point to point, but enjoying what's along the way! Like much of the coastline around here, that was easy :-). This is an area that I've driven in a car many times, so I knew it was spectacularly scenic already; but seeing it at 12-15 mph is all that much better than 46-60 mph! While the sun never really burned off the fog and marine layer today, it was still an idyllic ride, with beautiful vista after another. I'll post a good number of photos, but I probably took 4-5 times as many.
Lots of cute little historic town along here too, including my favorite- Mendocino!
Then there's more cliffs, and coves, lots with rocky crags and caves or natural arches.
Lots of old rancheros, and happy cows too!
So tonight I'm staying at a cute Airbnb in Point Arena, which is also a neat little historic town. Geographically, this is the farthest west that you can get in the lower 48 states. The cafe I ate at today's claim to fame was that they were the last cafe before you got to Hawaii! It is also the land terminus of the San Andreas fault... I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the "big one" holds off for a while so I can finish my ride and be a long ways away ;-)
Cheers!
Lots of old rancheros, and happy cows too!
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