A somewhat typical morning for me, didn't sleep all that well and really didn't want to get out of bed but the sun was up and so was I. Loaded the bike and headed over to breakfast where the tv was on a 24 hour news station. The last thing I want to listen to on a motorcycle vacation was politics, destruction, wildfires, and mayhem. Finally everyone was ready to go and we turned out of the motel and south on the 101.
Quickly found ourselves out of town and diving away from the coast into a thick stand of coastal redwoods. The coastal redwoods aren't as wide as the inland variety but grow incredibly tall, very majestic. I've run out of superlatives to describe these curving mountain roads surrounded by incredible beauty but I will let you know suddenly all was right with the world, instant mood change.
The road continued like that all day, into the mountains climbing back and forth to suddenly break out on a high cliff overlooking the ocean. Then back into the forests diving down through switchbacks to come out at beach level for mile after mile. The smells ranging from damp wet forest smell to salt spray coming from a stiff ocean breeze with the two sometimes mingling together. All this broken up by the occasional small beach towns that dot the 101.
In for the night we attempted negotiations with the motel clerk who wouldn't go down without a fight. When Tim mentioned that we just wanted to rent the rooms not actually purchase them she replied "you're on the coast in June honey so pay up". This clerk definitely had our number and the banter went on for some time before a rate was agreed upon.
Looks like a great ride inland tomorrow that we haven't been on route 299?
Chuck
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Had a nice time at dinner with Bev and Sandy. Decided we needed to get back to our couples monthly dinner "dates". Saying good night as it will soon be time for work. xoxo
We have some nice smells over here too ranging from breastmilk spit-up to black bean poo! Fun times!
Brax spent the day with Mom today, which means "Dog" too... Don't think the four-legged "baby" was as excited as the other one! Brax is only getting faster at going after his tail!
Miss you!
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