The last time I was in Morrow Bay I took The 1 all the way to San Francisco. It was a beautiful drive on a road that was an eyebrow hanging on the side of a cliff high above the ocean in some places. I didn't go that way this time mostly because part of it has fallen into the Pacific and so it is closed! Instead I went back to The 101 and headed North. I had to go through San Francisco, sigh. Which took between 4 and 5 hours of stop and go traffic, and across the Golden Gate Bridge. I finally made it out of traffic at Petaluma where I was staying for the next two nights and it wasn't even dark yet!
Bright and early the next day I was on my way to Bodega Bay.
I was hungry when I got there so I stopped at the first place I came to. It was a large complex of eateries, fish market and souvenir shop. Food came first (fish and chips) and I was seated by the window overlooking the bay.
I swear to you I watched three seals fishing out there, one went right below my window!
So after eating, and shopping I drove around the bay. It doesn't have a central street for shopping/eating like Morrow Bay and there are a lot of sailboats and motorboats here. Lots of traffic by the marina as I drove towards the Head.
It's a crazy road up but it's worth it!
High above the ocean!
Down from the Head there is the Bay again.
There were several of these trees- Monterey Cypress maybe? I found them intriguing.
Leaving the bay and heading back to Petaluma I found a Quilt Shop! They are few and far between on this trip!
That rocky coastline is right up my street. What a great trip you are having - how long were you away?
ReplyDeleteMake sure you show us in your next post what you purchased at the shop! Your trip sounds wonderful, how relaxing to just drive and go where you want to drive. How far north do you intend to go, Washington? And are you driving home through the northern states?
ReplyDeleteI hope you stopped by the quilt shop and bought some goodies. It’s always enjoyable watching seals.
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