Headlands Inn

... made from Roman glass--a pale bluish green piece in a silver setting.  We drove around the town and stopped at the Mendocino Headlands State Park. The cool ocean breeze felt great.  Not too many people were out that day.  We had a chance ...

Another glorious blue sky day.  Drove over the Golden Gate bridge to Marin Headlands, with magnificant views of the bridge and city - no fog!  Explored the headlands, climbing over hills and into military bunkers.  Visited the mammal ...

... fresh air after a long day in the car.  It's also a great way to get a look around the town.  The headlands were spectacular with the waves crashing against the cliffs.  The village itself was a high end mix of boutiques, art galleries and ...

... ready for part two. Upon returning to our vehicle, we traversed the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge and took ourselves to the Marin Headlands.  After being thoroughly inspired by the views from Marin. as depicted in many a San Francisco postcard, we had ...

... sunny day.  It was a very pleasant walk along the promenade.  It stretches for two and a half kilometres but rocky headlands divide the beach into small bays.  There were the usual warnings about swimming and a couple of “stinger ...

... Francisco was quite winding, as we drove around the mountains. We arrived in San Francisco around 4.00pm. We stopped at the Marin Headlands, just before the Golden Gate bridge, to take in some views of the Bridge, Alcatraz and San Francisco. The view ...

... rich fudge. We spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the jagged clifs and crashing waves along the Mendocino Headlands, completely mesmerized by the natural beauty and the incredible sea that stretches out to the horizon. From Mendocino south it's ...

... to San Jose we had to cross the Golden Gate Bridge again and we took the opportunity to stop on the north side (The Marin Headlands) of the bridge and photograph it from yet another angle. (Anyone sick of this bridge yet? There will be other bridges later ...

... in the afternoon, we now have to get used to a relatively cold atmosphere with brisk sea breezes, particularly high up on the headlands we are now about to negotiate.  We visit the very impressive statue which has been created on the foreshore to ...

... better, thanks to the change in light and weather. An hour later, we had wound our way past the last of the true towering headlands and came upon a flatter stretch of road. The hills still climbed away to our left, but we were much closer to sea level ...

... time and are well past the Hunters Inn turnoff where Tim had thought we might meet for lunch.  We have another couple of headlands behind us before Tim appears down the track around 1.20 pm.  We immediately sit by the trackside and indulge ...

... are more exposed to the westerly wind, and the surf is choppier. The beaches tend to be long and straight, with minimal headlands, although we do see some nice headlands of granite boulders, particularly at Kosgoda.      We now leave ...

... step I took! Then I followed the coast round and took in 4 or 5 beaches, making my way up to the end of any headlands to lookout points - only to find each time that the view was obscured by trees (how dare they?!) no matter how far I scrambled through ...

... usual big greasy breakfast but big and healthy - Muesli, yoghurt, fresh juice, croissant, coffee followed by a walk over the headlands with stunning views of the most northerly part of South Island. 15.00 Afternoon tea at Onekaka Wharf. You just ...

... rate. We're glad we did. We got a lovely room at the Mercure Hotel with a view in the distance of the river bay, the headlands and the Pacific Ocean. A walk along the boardwalk yielded a view of a pod of dolphins playing at the gap and a close view of the ...

... Guernsey butter made from Guernsey cows. One of interesting features on the island is the cement bunkers that dot the headlands overlooking the water, as Germany thought they would be attacked by sea during the War (although they never ...

... slightly cloudy as we approached - it felt good to be going somewhere different. The island loomed upon us, again wooded. Exposed headlands sheltered small bays, huts could be seen perched on rocks that tumbled down to the sea, strips of white sand here ...

... scale, geological processes shape the park today. Waves, currents, and ice sculpt coastal outcrops into sea stacks and caves, headlands, cliffs and beaches. Cracked by ice and work by running water, the Long Range Mountains and the Tablelands crumble ...