Wed. - Thurs - Jan 25 - Left Petaluma & stayed at Van Damme State Park just outside Mendocino, a pretty little town on the ocean where lots of movies have been made. Next to the park was a golf course & a spa, so Thurs. Gerry golfed 9 holes on Little River Golf Course & I had a facial, fair trade! Then we drove up the beautiful California coastthru the redwood trees, hugh, high, & very straight. They can live to be 2000 yrs old & are amazing. Stayed this night in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, we were almost the only campers there, the trees were high, so it got dark early & in the morning we could not tell if there was any sun up there. The roads are narrow, winding, switchbacks that switch backwards, up, down & all around. It took us 4 1/2 hours to go 100 miles! But what sights we saw! Barbecued steaks after trying to have a bonfire, but the wood that we scrounged was all damp.....

Fri. Jan 26 - Drove thru the beautiful towns of Ferndale, a beautiful Victorian town which was unharmed by previous earthquakes., & Eureka. I found a great little quilt shop in Ferndale, where I purchased some fabric & found Barbara to help me choose just the right colors. Walked around Eureka where we found a bead shop, & picked up some unique little beads. On to Clam Beach State Park for the night. Great beach that goes on forever, low tide, so we took a walk before dinner of fresh sole fillets, yum!

Sat. Jan 27 - drove up the road to Patricks Point State Park for a hike up around the cliffs & rocks out in the ocean, gorgeous views & lovely 10 degrees, just a light jacket. It was more of an obstacle course than a hike, as you'll see in the pic. Leaving California today, so sad...we are so impressed with this state, it is quite amazing! It has the 8th biggest economy in the WORLD! And it is easy to see, the industry here is mind boggling. Lots of large populated areas, but also lots of small towns, but the housing costs are out of this world in any little seaside town...
Continued up the coast to Brookins, Oregon, found a place to have the oil changed in the RV, "Oil Can Henry's", quite an experience! Four guys dressed in black suits, white shirts, bowties & berets, attack the vehicle at once & are very professional. They weren't sure if we would fit in their bay, so one went on top to watch the height, we had 2" to spare! Grease in 27 points, clean windshield, for 36., including a free newspaper for while you wait !! We drove on to Harris Beach State Park where there is wireless & cable TV, so quite a change in services from the last few nights.