DAY 9

We awoke in the Big K parking lot, made breakfast and headed off. For those who know us, mornings are not are thing so we pulled out about 10am. We started back up highway 101 when something caught our eye. Clam Beach was just off Highway 101 near Little River State beach.

When we pulled in we could see the ocean. The waves were huge and the fog thick. We hiked out to the beach. The fog was rolling quickly and as we approached the water we couldn’t see the RV anymore. The sand was so saturated that as I stepped next to Brad’s foot print the water was like iridescently gliding over the footprint and erased it.

We found some kewl rocks, really bad when an entire family are rock hounds and absorb most of the household weight with rocks. The sound of the waves rolling in with the cool breeze of the wind gave us North California fever. We are now hooked.

We had planned on driving straight to the Red Woods but how could we leave this sanctuary? We hiked back to the RV and made up lunch, hiked back to the beach and had a picnic. If only every meal could be this relaxing. After lunch, we began searching for drift wood. Gotta have drift wood to match the 15lbs of rock and shells.

A lady brought out her horses to run on the beach. As soon as they hit the sand one of the horses took a dust bath in the sand. He then popped up and began to buck around and dance as if he was excited to be on the beach.

The fog kept rolling and the sky cleared to a bright blue. We relaxed, centered and grounded on the beach. We headed to the RV with much hesitation. All of us had a hard time leaving.

Farther North on 101 the fog was thick, really thick and it was about 2:30pm. We followed the coast and at many points right up against the cliff with the ocean visible out Brad’s window. We entered into the Red Wood forest. We pulled into Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park with no anticipation of staying. I had been told they had no RV vacancy. As soon as we pulled in we found a RV space to fit us. Got the RV unhooked and set up. We will be here for 2 nights, forever if we could.

We hopped onto our bikes and rode around the park. HOLY CRAP this is the prettiest place on Earth. We stopped to speak with the host who just happened to live in Alaska for 25 years. So we spent some time talking to him and his wife. They will be hosting that park for 2 months. That is something for us to think about in retirement.

We rode around for a bit longer, found a crystal clear raging river. The last time we saw such clear water was in TX at the Frio River. The water in spots was turquoise blue.

We got some wood and started a campfire. We cooked up some grub and made smores.

This is truly a mystical place. Off to sleep in the Red Wood forest for the Easter bunny has a busy night tonight.