We left home in the motorhome on Wednesday, August 1st, at about 10:30 AM. We had about a four-hour drive, including a fuel stop in Ukiah, to Westport Beach RV Park, about 5 miles or so above the tiny town of Westport. We were camped just a short walk from the beach, and the weather was overcast. Our friends, Jackie & Monte, and Linda & Dickie arrived shortly after 5:00. Jackie & Monte have a new dog, Molly, a young black & white sheltie who previously belonged to Monte's daughter. Molly is a great dog, very calm, obedient, and friendly with everyone. After setting up camp, we got down to the serious business of evening cocktails & dinner. Hamburgers, fries & onion rings were the food of choice since it was a travel day and 'prep' time was short. Food will get fancier as the trip progresses.
The next day we spent time wandering around the streets of Ft. Bragg, seeing if there were things there that we couldn't live without. Of course a trip to Ft. Bragg has to include a stop at Glass Beach to see what treasures could be found. For those who don't know about Glass Beach, it was, for years, the city's dump site into the ocean. That, of course, was discontinued many years ago, but the ocean keeps spitting up bits of colored glass, tumbled in the sand until the sharp edges have been smoothed out. Clear, amber and green glass bits (not surprisingly, the colors of most beer bottles) are plentiful, but blue, red and yellow can also occasionally be found. After a window shopping trip through downtown and a bowl of clam chowder at a Noyo Harbor restaurant, we returned to camp to find that the sun had come out and the weather was beautiful!!!
The next day included a little fishing for Dickie & Monte who are both avid fishermen, and a little too much sun time for all. By the end of the day, we were busy finding as much shade as we could, even though the sun had lost most of its sizzle by then.
All too soon, it was time to pack up and head for our next stop, Sounds of the Sea RV Park just north of the town of Trinidad.
