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Thursday, December 13, 2012
video
I know it has been a while, but I put together a video of some of the things we have seen and places we have been.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
2 days of exploring
Not going to do any pictures this time, sorry, the internet connection is too slow to do that.
We left Fort Bragg and drove up the coast. The first section where Hwy 1 goes and meets Hwy101 is a great road. It is a motorcyclist's dream ride. All the corners and hills and very little traffic. I had a blast and Lori only got nervous once. I can tell because she shifts on the back seat in the corner. If I am leaned way over and the bike shifts, it is time to back off a little.
We topped off the gas and went down the "Avenue of the giant's" It is one of those MUST SEE roads in the area. It is about 40 miles long and wanders through the old growth Redwood forest. It really humbles you to nature going through there. Most of the tree's not right along side the road are wider than most cars.
Lori and I stopped at our favorite little diner in the middle and I had my double patty melt that I always get when we are there. The lady that cooks there knows how to cook the onions just right and to season the beef just right. I don't even really know what else is on the menu. I always get the patty melt.
We finished with the road and the tree's and headed north to our stop for the night at Crescent City. Lori had to go out again as soon as she found out there was a casino in the area, so we went up to the Lucky 7 casino where I made my usual donation to the cause and Lori held her own and even made a little to help offset my losses.
It was not all bad though, in the restaurant I found my new all time favorite comfort food. They had chicken fried prime rib that was OH SO DELICIOUS! With the Mashed taters and the country gravy, it was so much better that regular chicken fried steak, there is no camparison.
After a good nights sleep we headed up the coast. The sights are getting to be not as interesting as we have been seeing the same thing for a few days now, but it is still beautiful. We stopped off at the Sea Lion caves and looked around. It has been over 20 years since we last stopped there. The cave is now certified as the biggest sea cave in the world.
A short jaunt up the coast to Lincoln City and we are stopped and resting for the night.
We will probably try and Make mark and Lori's house tomorrow so we can relax on Sunday at our own house..
Thanks for following along and I will try and get some pictures up as I can.
We left Fort Bragg and drove up the coast. The first section where Hwy 1 goes and meets Hwy101 is a great road. It is a motorcyclist's dream ride. All the corners and hills and very little traffic. I had a blast and Lori only got nervous once. I can tell because she shifts on the back seat in the corner. If I am leaned way over and the bike shifts, it is time to back off a little.
We topped off the gas and went down the "Avenue of the giant's" It is one of those MUST SEE roads in the area. It is about 40 miles long and wanders through the old growth Redwood forest. It really humbles you to nature going through there. Most of the tree's not right along side the road are wider than most cars.
Lori and I stopped at our favorite little diner in the middle and I had my double patty melt that I always get when we are there. The lady that cooks there knows how to cook the onions just right and to season the beef just right. I don't even really know what else is on the menu. I always get the patty melt.
We finished with the road and the tree's and headed north to our stop for the night at Crescent City. Lori had to go out again as soon as she found out there was a casino in the area, so we went up to the Lucky 7 casino where I made my usual donation to the cause and Lori held her own and even made a little to help offset my losses.
It was not all bad though, in the restaurant I found my new all time favorite comfort food. They had chicken fried prime rib that was OH SO DELICIOUS! With the Mashed taters and the country gravy, it was so much better that regular chicken fried steak, there is no camparison.
After a good nights sleep we headed up the coast. The sights are getting to be not as interesting as we have been seeing the same thing for a few days now, but it is still beautiful. We stopped off at the Sea Lion caves and looked around. It has been over 20 years since we last stopped there. The cave is now certified as the biggest sea cave in the world.
A short jaunt up the coast to Lincoln City and we are stopped and resting for the night.
We will probably try and Make mark and Lori's house tomorrow so we can relax on Sunday at our own house..
Thanks for following along and I will try and get some pictures up as I can.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Into Fort Bragg
We left San Francisco in the fog and it never let up all day. Just a cold dreary day.
At least the roads were fun, even if it was one of those days. You know how sometimes everything is in synch and everything just falls into place like it was meant to be? Well in wasn't one of those... LOL
The bike was feeling top heavy (more than normal) and It was spitting and backfiring on deceleration and I just wasn't in synch with it. Lori was trooper, she just sat on the back and was quiet. I think she was just thinking " I hope he doesn't kill me" I think I wasn't into it mentally.
After about 3 hours of driving up Hwy 1 on all the twisties, I turned on the tunes and that helped. I really miss my music when I don't have it on for a while. I think it settled me and the bike. LOL
The roads are great and I could ride out here everyday. It is a blast. The coast is beautiful and I tried to pay attention as much as I could without driving off the road.
We stopped for a late lunch in a town called Gualala at a place called "Bones Roadhouse" It has the best BBQ. The guy that owns it does it himself and does it right. They also have some great burgers. The smallest is 1/4 lb with all the trimmings and he has them up to 1.5 of burger. I had a burger and the BBQ smelled sooooo good, I had to try the wings too. Great smoke flavor and just the right kick of spices.
If you drive through, try it. You won't be disappointed!
From there we drove up to Fort Bragg and got a room for the night. Time to do laundry. As a side note, when on the bike, make sure when you do laundry, that all the clothes are totally dry. After a day of two in a closed bag, damp clothes don't smell so good.
Heading into the redwoods tomorrow.
At least the roads were fun, even if it was one of those days. You know how sometimes everything is in synch and everything just falls into place like it was meant to be? Well in wasn't one of those... LOL
The bike was feeling top heavy (more than normal) and It was spitting and backfiring on deceleration and I just wasn't in synch with it. Lori was trooper, she just sat on the back and was quiet. I think she was just thinking " I hope he doesn't kill me" I think I wasn't into it mentally.
After about 3 hours of driving up Hwy 1 on all the twisties, I turned on the tunes and that helped. I really miss my music when I don't have it on for a while. I think it settled me and the bike. LOL
The roads are great and I could ride out here everyday. It is a blast. The coast is beautiful and I tried to pay attention as much as I could without driving off the road.
We stopped for a late lunch in a town called Gualala at a place called "Bones Roadhouse" It has the best BBQ. The guy that owns it does it himself and does it right. They also have some great burgers. The smallest is 1/4 lb with all the trimmings and he has them up to 1.5 of burger. I had a burger and the BBQ smelled sooooo good, I had to try the wings too. Great smoke flavor and just the right kick of spices.
If you drive through, try it. You won't be disappointed!
From there we drove up to Fort Bragg and got a room for the night. Time to do laundry. As a side note, when on the bike, make sure when you do laundry, that all the clothes are totally dry. After a day of two in a closed bag, damp clothes don't smell so good.
Heading into the redwoods tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
sightseeing the city
Who would have known that sightseeing could be so much work? we must have walked at least 5 miles today.
We left the hotel and wandered down to Ghirardelli Square looking a good breakfast. We walked in and looked around and there were high end restaurants and chocolate. Lori said she wanted diner food, so we cut across the square and around a corner we found... "Lori's Diner" just what she was looking for!
Lori must have been hungry this morning as she ordered the biggest breakfast they had and an orange shake too! The food was very good and in no time we were down on the lower street and looking around.
We walked into a place called "sugar" and they had 1.5 LB box's of Nerds and 2.5 LB Reese's peanut butter cups and lots and lots more. "Later" Lori said and I knew we would be back...
We had decided to ride one of the "Hop on, Hop off" bus tours and relax a little. We got onto the top deck (of course) and off we go. We passed the big Wharf sign and then cut inland to see Russian hill and Lombard St and the financial district. They took us by some of the residential area's and by the Painted Ladies (homes). We went right by he Transamerica building and out to Golden Gate park. There were a few of the more "colorful" people there. LOL
The city hall is comparable to most state capitol's and they take good care of it. It is mounted on a rubber base in case of an earthquake.
The wires that line all the street's are very interesting. It seems like they should short curcuit themselves at all the major intersections, there are so many.
We headed out across the Golden Gate Bridge and back and then into China town. Lori and I have never been to this chinatown so we got off and wandered through. It is a very interesting place. At the far end we decided to just keep walking because we were only about 12 blocks from the wharf area by then. The problem was the wharf area was a couple of miles long.
We finally made it back to Pier 39 and watched a few people play on the bungie cords before deciding we wanted to visit the aquarium. They have underwater tunnels that you can see what it is like from the fish's perspective.
After leaving there we went back to the main food area of the wharf and ate dinner at Rick's. I had Fettuccine and bay shrimp and scallops in a home made alfredo sauce and it was the best I have had in a long tome. The best part was the bill. Not what you would expect for this area. We had bread, an appetizer, 2 drinks, and 2 entree's, and the bill was $43. A great deal for extremely good food.
Now, of course, it was time to go back to "sugars" for Lori's sugar fix before walking back to the hotel. They did have a "be a Canadian" breath spray there. I think it smelled like beer... I can say Ah! as good as anyone, so with this breath spray, I too can be a canadian!
Tomorrow, we head north with no destination in mind. We are just going to go until we decide to stop. However short or long that may be.
We left the hotel and wandered down to Ghirardelli Square looking a good breakfast. We walked in and looked around and there were high end restaurants and chocolate. Lori said she wanted diner food, so we cut across the square and around a corner we found... "Lori's Diner" just what she was looking for!
Lori must have been hungry this morning as she ordered the biggest breakfast they had and an orange shake too! The food was very good and in no time we were down on the lower street and looking around.
We walked into a place called "sugar" and they had 1.5 LB box's of Nerds and 2.5 LB Reese's peanut butter cups and lots and lots more. "Later" Lori said and I knew we would be back...
We had decided to ride one of the "Hop on, Hop off" bus tours and relax a little. We got onto the top deck (of course) and off we go. We passed the big Wharf sign and then cut inland to see Russian hill and Lombard St and the financial district. They took us by some of the residential area's and by the Painted Ladies (homes). We went right by he Transamerica building and out to Golden Gate park. There were a few of the more "colorful" people there. LOL
The city hall is comparable to most state capitol's and they take good care of it. It is mounted on a rubber base in case of an earthquake.
The wires that line all the street's are very interesting. It seems like they should short curcuit themselves at all the major intersections, there are so many.
We headed out across the Golden Gate Bridge and back and then into China town. Lori and I have never been to this chinatown so we got off and wandered through. It is a very interesting place. At the far end we decided to just keep walking because we were only about 12 blocks from the wharf area by then. The problem was the wharf area was a couple of miles long.
We finally made it back to Pier 39 and watched a few people play on the bungie cords before deciding we wanted to visit the aquarium. They have underwater tunnels that you can see what it is like from the fish's perspective.
After leaving there we went back to the main food area of the wharf and ate dinner at Rick's. I had Fettuccine and bay shrimp and scallops in a home made alfredo sauce and it was the best I have had in a long tome. The best part was the bill. Not what you would expect for this area. We had bread, an appetizer, 2 drinks, and 2 entree's, and the bill was $43. A great deal for extremely good food.
Now, of course, it was time to go back to "sugars" for Lori's sugar fix before walking back to the hotel. They did have a "be a Canadian" breath spray there. I think it smelled like beer... I can say Ah! as good as anyone, so with this breath spray, I too can be a canadian!
Tomorrow, we head north with no destination in mind. We are just going to go until we decide to stop. However short or long that may be.
Monday, September 3, 2012
San Francisco
Leaving Santa Cruz, we stopped at the Santa Cruz diner. A fun little place that was just hopping. They know how to get people in and out of there and the food was very good for an exceptionally low price.
You can read about it at http://www.santacruzdiner.com/
From there it was a quick 60 mile drive north to San Francisco where we will be for the next couple of days.
We found a little Motel that is only about 2 blocks from Ghirardelli square and it was only $89 a night with free parking. Everything down by he wharf is $190-350 a night and $35 a day for parking. That is too much for our budget.
Since we got in early we walked sown to the wharf and looked around. We ended taking a cruise around the bay. It was still foggy out on the bay and it was a little spookey passing a container ship as we went under the Golden Gate bridge. The boat went back up and around Alkatraz and then back to the dock.
Lori wanted to look around Pier 39 at all the shops so we shopped for a little and then had dinner at Bubba Gumps. A little more shopping and we are now back at the room for the night.
As a footnote, I don't mind shopping too much when we are on a motorcycle trip, There is no place to put anything that you buy, so you don't... LOL
You can read about it at http://www.santacruzdiner.com/
From there it was a quick 60 mile drive north to San Francisco where we will be for the next couple of days.
We found a little Motel that is only about 2 blocks from Ghirardelli square and it was only $89 a night with free parking. Everything down by he wharf is $190-350 a night and $35 a day for parking. That is too much for our budget.
Since we got in early we walked sown to the wharf and looked around. We ended taking a cruise around the bay. It was still foggy out on the bay and it was a little spookey passing a container ship as we went under the Golden Gate bridge. The boat went back up and around Alkatraz and then back to the dock.
Lori wanted to look around Pier 39 at all the shops so we shopped for a little and then had dinner at Bubba Gumps. A little more shopping and we are now back at the room for the night.
As a footnote, I don't mind shopping too much when we are on a motorcycle trip, There is no place to put anything that you buy, so you don't... LOL
A relaxing day
Leaving Morro bay in the morning we headed north following the coast
as close as we can. There is a lot of beaches and where there are
beaches, there are surfers. Lots of them. Doesn't anybody work here? LOL
I got off to top off the gas in a little town called Cambia. First off the gas was right at $5 a gallon. That hurt... but they did have a car show going on with some pretty cool cars.
From there we drove by Hearst Castle and did a quick stop at the Hearst- San Simeon state park. They have seals and sealions that come in and just lay around the beach. Kind of like the locals... LOL I crack myself up...
The road beyond that and up to Santa Cruz is a blast. Lots of curves and hills. The weather had come in with lots of fog and it had cooled off to the mid 50's and it was cold after coming from the south. We did a quick break at one of the overlooks and Lori got to feed the squirrels for a few minutes before we continued on.
The sun came out for a few minutes at Big Sur but promptly clouded over again 5 miles further up the coast.
We wandered through downtown Monterey before getting in Santa Cruz for the afternoon. We walked down to the Pier and just enjoyed the afternoon, People watching. Neither of us were hungry at all so we totally skipped dinner and went to bed early.
A nice relaxing day with a pleasant ending
I got off to top off the gas in a little town called Cambia. First off the gas was right at $5 a gallon. That hurt... but they did have a car show going on with some pretty cool cars.
From there we drove by Hearst Castle and did a quick stop at the Hearst- San Simeon state park. They have seals and sealions that come in and just lay around the beach. Kind of like the locals... LOL I crack myself up...
The road beyond that and up to Santa Cruz is a blast. Lots of curves and hills. The weather had come in with lots of fog and it had cooled off to the mid 50's and it was cold after coming from the south. We did a quick break at one of the overlooks and Lori got to feed the squirrels for a few minutes before we continued on.
The sun came out for a few minutes at Big Sur but promptly clouded over again 5 miles further up the coast.
We wandered through downtown Monterey before getting in Santa Cruz for the afternoon. We walked down to the Pier and just enjoyed the afternoon, People watching. Neither of us were hungry at all so we totally skipped dinner and went to bed early.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Heading North
We left this morning and went through Venice beach (if you are in the area, you HAVE to go there to people watch..LOL) and through Santa Monica and wandered north.
We are not in a hurry and just wanted to relax and enjoy the scenery. The coast is such a beautiful area and there is so much to see.
There are places along the Hwy where campers and motorhomes line up for miles just to stay on the beach. It appears that some have been there for a long time... Must be a cheap way to live.
We wandered through Ventura and a lot of other famous places and stopped at Santa Barbara on the pier for lunch. We have been there before, so we know the Fish and Chips on the pier are great. As a bonus, the motorcycle parking on the pier is free and separate so you don't have to fight for a spot.
From there we went up and around Vandenburg A.F. base and then inland for a bit. A LOT of farmers fields and it seems the population around the fields is 99% hispanic.
We finally got to Morro Bay for the evening and got our room and relaxed for a bit before walking down to a local Italian Restaurant that has extremely good food for a very reasonable price.
http://www.distasios.com/Morro-Bay-Italian-Restaurant.html
I took a few pictures of the sun setting and now we are back in the room for the night. Interesting room, by the way. It is a mix of everything from the 60's and up. The bathroom is yellow tile and the shower is the old style with a very small door into a decent sized shower with a threshold that is a foot off the floor. It also comes equipped with something right out of a national lampoon movie LOL (see pictures)
We are try for the Santa Cruz area tomorrow. We should not have a problem with that. Now the room situation might be different... LOL Lori does not want to book a room ahead because she thinks we can find a better deal by looking around when we get there. It might be interesting.
Monday we are going into San Fransisco and staying for a couple of days to relax. It is one of my favorite city's and we are going to have dinner on the wharf.
Here are some more pictures of our day. I hope you all enjoy them.
We are not in a hurry and just wanted to relax and enjoy the scenery. The coast is such a beautiful area and there is so much to see.
There are places along the Hwy where campers and motorhomes line up for miles just to stay on the beach. It appears that some have been there for a long time... Must be a cheap way to live.
We wandered through Ventura and a lot of other famous places and stopped at Santa Barbara on the pier for lunch. We have been there before, so we know the Fish and Chips on the pier are great. As a bonus, the motorcycle parking on the pier is free and separate so you don't have to fight for a spot.
From there we went up and around Vandenburg A.F. base and then inland for a bit. A LOT of farmers fields and it seems the population around the fields is 99% hispanic.
We finally got to Morro Bay for the evening and got our room and relaxed for a bit before walking down to a local Italian Restaurant that has extremely good food for a very reasonable price.
http://www.distasios.com/Morro-Bay-Italian-Restaurant.html
I took a few pictures of the sun setting and now we are back in the room for the night. Interesting room, by the way. It is a mix of everything from the 60's and up. The bathroom is yellow tile and the shower is the old style with a very small door into a decent sized shower with a threshold that is a foot off the floor. It also comes equipped with something right out of a national lampoon movie LOL (see pictures)
We are try for the Santa Cruz area tomorrow. We should not have a problem with that. Now the room situation might be different... LOL Lori does not want to book a room ahead because she thinks we can find a better deal by looking around when we get there. It might be interesting.
Monday we are going into San Fransisco and staying for a couple of days to relax. It is one of my favorite city's and we are going to have dinner on the wharf.
Here are some more pictures of our day. I hope you all enjoy them.
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