DAY 32

When checking out of the motel, Coleen the desk manager, asked what we were doing and when I told her about the trip she asked if I knew Bill. Bill is also doing a four corners trip with his friend Phil but they are camping. I called Bill so they could talk as Bill is planning on stopping to see her.

Left Florence headed towards CA still on the Pacific Coast Highway. Another day of unbelievably great roads and scenery that defies words. Driving into a forest so dark that if you were 10 feet off the road you would be lost conjuring up thoughts of Dorthy and the gang. We then rounded a corner and there was a meadow of yellow flowers. The weren't poppies but I still thought we should stop and see if the scarecrow, tinman and lion were safe from flying monkeys. We then entered the redwood forest the road narrowed to about 20 feet with trees on both sides that were wider in circumference than the road.

The road just continued to get better until we finally called it a night at Fort Brag, CA. Having dinner in a little Bistro we met a nice couple from Lemon Grove, CA. Tom and Dona (yes it only has one n). Dona had observed us checking on our bikes from the second floor restaurant and as they were leaving stopped to ask which ones of us were riding double and to compliment us on the FOUR nice motorcycles. She got us, and we had a nice conversation with them before calling it a day