Up the California coastline we went today. Highway 1 is just amazing. We twisted and turned along the shoreline for about 175 miles with our eyes darting from the road to the ocean and back again. California really is a beautiful state. I�ve never before seen the ocean to my left and a bunch of cows grazing on a ranch to my right within a span of a couple thousand feet. The Pacific is full of beautiful shades of blue. It looks as if the ocean just fades into the clouds away from the shore. It�s so windy on the coastline that the trees grow with a slant. It was slow going today as the roads were so curvy -- we probably only averaged a speed of about 35 mph. We stopped in Bodega Bay for lunch at a restaurant right on the water. Had some very tasty and very fresh seafood. We stopped in Gualala for some gas and a few shore side pictures. We�re holed up in Ft. Bragg, Ca. tonight � still tired from our walking tour of San Francisco yesterday. We�re having our own in-room party this Friday night. Hope you all have a nice weekend. Oregon is the goal tomorrow.
