Since nothing could be done to repair our fridge in Eureka, we decided it was time to get out of town! We headed south to a campground about 80 miles down the road… and what a road it was! We took about 3.5 hours to travel the 80 miles as we drove through the Redwood Forests via the Avenue of the Giants. These trees are very majestic rising over 200’ in the air. In some places they are so thick that the truck lights came on even though the sun was shining. It was beautiful driving along at 20 mph enjoying nature’s beauty.
Arda even discovered a new forestry term. As we drove down the highway, we could see the tops of the mountains in the distance. The trees grew up to a certain point and then it was brown the rest of the way to the top. At first we thought it might be clear-cut as we realized it was not high enough to be above the tree line. Then we realized it was only "nature's bald spot"! The ground was rocky and only grass grew/browned (?) there.
We also visited a local tourist site where there were hundreds of carvings from the redwood trees as well as the usual souvenirs. Arda was able to pick up a couple of things for our trip to Holland and if we had room, I am sure we would have a couple of carvings for our new home in our trailer… whew, dodged another bullet! J We also saw a huge tree called the “Grandfather Tree” which is over 1800 years old plus a log home that is made out of one tree. See the video California Redwoods for a few pictures.
The Wrangler is starting to suffer from saddle leather deficiency which hopefully we will cure when we get to AZ and our visit with Dick & Sid.
Saturday morning was beautiful. Sun was shining, the breeze was down, and the temps were in the lower 70's... perfect! We headed down hwy 101 and then we cut-over to hwy 1 which runs down the coast. We saw some beautiful scenery.
We also stopped along the way at a winery to enjoy a little wine tasting. The wines were OK, but didn't suit my palate as well as some I've had, but we still bought some wine. :-)
We stopped in Fort Bragg at Harbor RV where we camped on the bluffs. The weather was gorgeous when we arrived but within a half hour of taking the pictures of the harbor (Fort Bragg Harbor), the fog rolled in and we could not see the water... tomorrow's another day.
We went to church tonight and enjoyed another interesting Mass. The priest used his Blackberry, which was plugged into the sound system to play the Mass-music. Based on what I heard of his singing, this was a great idea!
Well, that is all for now. Keep your loops open until next time.
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