Holiday Inn Express Ft Bragg Fort Bragg

Within minutes of arriving at the Beachcomber, I asked myself why not stay over another day and rest up my hands from the exciting switchback excursion. I have to say that despite exercises specifically to keep them in good condition, my hands remain the longsuffering victims of really long or arduous roads. So I did stay over and spent the day ...

... her hands at the junction with 101's feeder road. An accident had just occurred and between a small, very bashed in SUV and another car. A bad one and if it hadn't been for the small crowd from nearby houses, I and the other cars that arrived at the intersection would have all pulled over instead of proceeding as she motioned us on.
As I continued south, 5 police cars passed me rushing to ...

... on Route 1 and follow the coast line up visiting all of the small coastal towns. This was a great plan and it was definitely fun for about the first hour or two but after a grueling 5 to 6 hours of what seemed to be over a thousand left and rights turns that boarder lined a case of insanity. Alright enough of my complaining the coast line was very beautiful and all in all we had a great drive up but it was a very long day.

... veered off 101 and turned onto the legendary California Route 1—the coastal road that skirts the coast. Boy, I thought the Beartooth Highway was something! Highway 1 is more twists and turns and ups and downs than I would think could be crammed into one road. We had planned to leave the redwood parks and drive inland to Lassen Volcano National Park, but changed our plans at the last minute to give ...

After three weeks on the road, I'm finally taking some time to
figure out Travelpod. It's really a pretty simple site if you start out
right and update each day. I've added several locations from the period
7/18 through 7/22 in order to update the map so that it's not a
straight bee-line from Astoria, OR to Venice, CA. There are ...

... my hands covered in sweat, when the truck made a decision.

i told Vanessa the brakes felt spongy. She said something smelled hot. We turned off on one of the S curves and as soon as we stopped, smoke rose form the wheels. The brakes were smoking hot and making a crackling sound. Vanessa threw herself under the truck and saw the flames on the back side of the tire. I grabbed the fire extinguisher out ...

... all were sitting quietly then the predominant bull (male) sea lion decided to move...well there was an uproar everybody started honking and sea lions are quite vocal. I am so fortunate to be on this trip. Tomorrow I start heading for Washington State where I will catch the ferry over to Vancouver Island but before I go as a lady I was talking to today said 'before you leave California hug a redwood tree' so guess what I have an appointment with a very sexy redwood tree. :)

... Amazing Garlic Bread, thick homemade crust, extra cheese, fresh ingredients. The pizza was so filling that one piece was enough for a full meal and it lasted all three days in our mini fridge. The atmosphere was very nice and the people were very friendly. To work off some of the calories we consumed, Austin and I decided to take a late night swim at the indoor heated swimming pool. We spent almost 2 ...

... Birmingham and had been here for a couple of years). They were all kind people who introduced me to other people of North Beach, I felt safe as everyone that walked past them said hi, so I knew they were respected. In the bar they were laying a die game called Liars bluff which was quite funny. I returned to the hostel as desperately needed a shower (plus it was free beer night) and said I would return. The Open Mic night at the hostel was pretty bad - not half as good ...

... scene as I imagined it, or the scene as it would appear in sunlight. I eased ahead, through the fog. to Fort Ross and Salt Point, frequently crossing cattle guards built into the highway. They reminded me to be extremely alert for livestock on the road. And they were there. Frequently the image of a cow would materialize out of the mist, standing placidly in the road,slowly chewing and looking straight at me, and not consenting to move until I eased up so that the ...