We were back in the land of fruits and nuts again - California. A wee town just over the border from Oregon, called Mount Shasta, was our overnight stop. Quite nice, reasonably quiet, and with great views of the hills. We even went out for a Chinese meal and sampled the local beer. It seems that every town, big or small, has either a Chinese or Thai restaurant/takeaway over here. Quite useful...
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| Mount Shasta on the way to our overnight stop. Looks a little like one of our mountains, eh? |
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| Smoke from one of the many wild-fires in California at the time. |
After a well-earned break, we headed SW and to the coast. It was time to visit some friends of Carmen's in Mendocino/Fort Bragg area. Their place, nestled in amongst the furs and pines, was a great haven for us. Two great big German Shepherds completed the scene. An added bonus for me, was it was only a short 1.5 miles down to the beach for a sneaky run, and not far to another light-house! It was also a couple of miles from a local hiking trail-head, so we went for a hike through the forest on one of the days. We sampled the local beers, Northern CA being an emerging craft-beer region, both in the pubs, but also at home during a "beer and cheese tasting". Glass beach was also nearby - the site of a former glass factory - now a tourist attraction for the glass "pebbles" left over. I could go on about just how much we enjoyed our stay there, but in the interests of brevity, will leave you with some photos.
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| Lighthouse at Camarillo point. |
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| Some rugged Pacific NW coastline. |
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| Two random tourists, their guides and security party (the dogs). |
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| Stunning, eh? |
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| Searching for the elusive blue glass, at Glass beach... |
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| Another beach, another peaceful day. |
After a week at Deb and Ray's, we bid farewell, saddled up our trusty Ford Focus steed, and headed off into the sunset, er, I mean sunshine - southeast this time.
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