Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Over the Halfway Mark.


When we reached Crescent City it was time for a rest day which involved a nice hot tub at the end the ride ,followed by a very pleasant glass of red wine and a delicious grilled halibut! On taking off the next morning, once again the fog was like Pea-soup,dripping from the roofs and trees,and the road conditions out of C.C.were
so bad that my "Boss-sag-lady" sagged me for the best of 10 miles till the visibility improved sufficiently to make for a safer ride.
The journey was absolutely spectacular again, even in the foggy conditions as you can see. Traveled next to the ocean till we entered the Prairie creek Redwood State park
which entailed a 2 1/2 mile pretty steep climb into the woods. Then a 6 to 7 mile downhill through the Gentle Giants who seemed to welcome you as you rode through the amazing "Avenue" of these lovely, almost caressing,trees. The conditions were still cold and overcast but very "romantic" at the same time. Reached the end of the magical "Rue Fantastique" and stopped at nice cafe for a "cuppa Java" to warm us up!






The weather remained overcast and somewhat cold although riding in this temperature
was great. After the incredible ride through the redwoods how could there be anymore scenery left to top those magnificent giants.Well what do you know, but you ride out of the woods and you climb a small hill and come out at the crest, and on the downhill
there lies a serene peaceful lake (Stone Lake)which bids you to stop and take picture!!
I also stopped to take a P-- in the bushes and was met by a rather large beautiful brown snake who slithered away to avoid the shower.From there we went to Trinidad and had lunch at a wonderful Fish restaurant right on the Bay(another wondrous scene!!)





After that fabulous ride,and seeing as it was my Birthday, we elected to spend the
evening in a "POSH" place where we could Eat, Drink, and be Merry -- so we found this great Eureka standout: The KOA campground!!(Well, at least we had a cabin and did not have to sleep under the stars/fog!!)





























We finally arrived at Ferndale where we decided to "slum" it, seeing that we spent my
Birthday in the "RITZY" camp of Eureka KOA.So, here we are at the Victorian Inn and hope to celebrate tonight at the V.I. Restaurant.

5 comments:

  1. At the end of August, son Jon, sagged by his wife Cindy, plans to start from Vancouver, then ferry to Vancouver Island, ride to Victoria, ferry to Washington, and ride to ... Mexico. I'll share your wonderful pictures with him to show him what's in store. Keep pedaling. Jon G.

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  2. Great going! Glad to see that Mo is doing alright. Stay AWAY from the wild animals.....
    Hope you had a wonderful birthday!

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  3. KOA is looking up! Cabins in Eureka. Way to go Jo and Mo.
    Happy birthday dear but please don't frighten any more bears or water any more snakes.
    Love Aggie and Walter

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  4. Just catching up with your latest post (ball game today; Giants lost...) But you go on winning every day, Joe. What an inspiration you both are! It's such a treat to follow your adventures through those misty spectacular northern redwoods. We raised a glass to you (and our son, who shares your birthday) on the 27th. Here's to many more!

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