Surf and Sand Lodge 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.

... glass, and some tidepools, but it was beautiful anyway because finally the sun had come out and the Pacific was a beautiful blue after all that gray in Oregon. We really as we headed south again that our campground as actually a bit further south than we realized, further down the windiest, craziest, scariest, twistiest road possible. We hugged the coast and it was beautiful, but death defying at the same time.

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Linda 7/25/09

... the camper, but it didn't work. Vanessa grabbed a jug of water and we threw it on the flaming tire until the crackling stopped.

I checked for brake fluid leaks, the pressure came back to the brake pedal. we waited 25 minutes on the side of the road until they cooled some, put the truck in second gear for the rest of the way down and took it nice and slow. We kept a good sense of humor throughout, but ...

The night was a little warmer-above 50 so we didn't need as many layers. Today was the day to go see some really big trees in the Redwood Forests. We left the campground at 8am and headed north on Highway 1 with Jenn in the front seat to avoid a repeat of her experience with winding roads! Our first stop was in Leggett where we drove through the Drive-Thru Tree. The photos should say it all. After the stop at Leggett, we continued on to the "Avenue of ...

Sunny skies and a breakfast of coffee and pasties over-looking the Pacific from the motel lobby. We headed back north a few miles to look at a couple of camps - the first was an independent called Greenacres. It was awful - RV's close together and tents mixed in. We saw a shower as the door was open and it had rust streaks running under the shower head. We didn't even stop >> just drove straight out. A little further out we came across the State Park but it had ...

... another explosion, after hours entertainment. Fort Braggs streets are lined with saloons, poker clubs, prostitutes, etc. All compete for the sea urchin dollars. It's like gold rush days, like oil wells suddenly gushing wealth into the sky. After dark, I abandoned Nick at Terry's Bar. I enjoyed a smoked salmon dinner at a nearby restaurant, then explored the streets of Fort Bragg. Late evening, I drifted around a corner to the "Welcome Inn" saloon. I found a seat next ...