March 16, 2017

We set out for Ft. Bragg, CA to see what we could see. A few supplies were needed at a drug store, we stopped at Starbuck's (YAY!!) and had a great lunch at an organic restaurant.  There was a sign shop called Braggadoon.  Love that!

Signs and magazines advised us to go to the famous Glass Beach which is widely advertised as having lots of colorful beach glass.  Alas, it USED to have lots of colorful beach glass but now it seems, it has lots of colorful beach sand.  The larger pieces are long gone.  Thankfully, we found out about that before we walked down there to be disappointed.

We went to the Ft. Bragg Arboretum for a few minutes but we needed to get back on the road to see to the pups.  Jazzy and Baby do pretty well for about 4 hours, but then they need a walk. 

Chowder House for dinner, again.  Salmon is the best dish here, by far.

March 17, 2017

I happened to have a green sweater with me so I wore it for St. Patrick's Day. 

Today we visited the Point Arena lighthouse.  It was built about 30 years before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake when it was cracked so badly that it had to be torn down and rebuilt.

Here is what its lens looks like.

This is the Fog House and Museum. 

We saw a few whale plumes in the water off the point.  On the grounds of the fog house they had the bones of a whale which the groundskeepers "helped" with the natural bleaching process by painting them white once a year.

Lunch was at a local cafe with this statue of a fisherman and his dog out front.

Then we headed about 10 miles south to see the town of Gualala, which is pronounced Wa la la.  There wasn't much there.

We ate in tonight.  Hooray for the microwave.

March 18, 2017
Today we drove for seven hours from Manchester (so happy to leave) back to Fortuna.  We took CA 128 which was supposed to be less twisty and, although a longer ride, an easier one.  As it turns out, Bob and Sue picked up a drill bit in one of their tires so we had to find a tire center that was open on Saturday.  Not easy.  There was a Les Schwab in Ukiah, so they were able to get repairs. 

We had a 6:30 reservation at Double D Steakhouse in Fortuna and we arrived in plenty of time.  This must be the hot spot in Fortuna.  It was packed.  There were many choices of entrees but the surprising thing was that every diner gets soup, salad, bread, ravioli and antipasto.  You barely need the main dish and side dish you ordered!  I brought half of my dinner back to the TrailBayser to have for lunch on Sunday.