Posting Saturday night rather than Sunday morning since we’ll get an early start. Probably no post on Sunday, a travel day. See you Monday.
So, the fog yesterday (Friday) never really burnt off completely. Cocktails on the deck were a chilly affair. And the chicken that I barbecued was stringy and tough. Bummer. We won’t have chicken again tonight.
Saturday broke very foggy again. Short write today. We decided to drive south just past Eureka to Ferndale which bills itself as a quiet Victorian town. And it’s a bit inland, so we hoping we would be away from the fog. Ferndale is delightful. It the town where Guy Fieri grew up. It has been host to two movies – The Majestic (2001) with Jim Carrey and Outbreak (1995) with Dustin Hoffman, Renee Russo, and Morgan Freemen. It supposedly has the westernmost tavern in the continental USA, the Palace Saloon. It was closed, so we didn’t imbibe. In any case, Ferndale is a delightful little town with lots of shops. We had a nice stroll around before driving on to Fortuna (which was boring).
As we headed home to Trinidad the fog around Eureka was still heavy and we feared we would have a cold deck awaiting us. But no! Trinidad was bathing in beautiful sunshine. The temperatures are only in the 60’s, but it’s beautiful in the sun while cool in the shade. For lunch we bought sandwiches at Murphy’s Market and enjoyed them on the deck. We also got some hamburgers to grill tonight for dinner. (That tough chicken will get tossed.) I also filled up with gas at the Trinidad Chevron across from Murphy’s – $6.91/gallon for premium.
Cocktails on the deck were delightful. Sunny and relatively warm. As usual, the view is to die for. And we watched a buck naked swimmer go for a dip. Whatever floats your boat!
That’s it from Trinidad. Tomorrow (Sunday) is a travel day as we head north to Depoe Bay. There may or may not be a blog post for Sunday. If not, we’ll see you on Monday. Thanks to all for the comments!
Safe travels to Depoe Bay. Enjoyed your postings from Trinidad.
As always great puts and fabulous views!!
Lovely pix. If it’s cold now, you wonder how they do it in the winter, hardy souls for sure. Safe travel day. We’re back from Ohio, Kate was wonderful in her play, and weather was cooperative. Safe travels up to Depoe.
Ferndale looks very quaint, similar to Eureka. I haven’t seen an Odd Fellows (IOOF) hall or a Rexall sign in years.
Again great views from the deck. Is that an otter on the deck rail?
Safe travels to Depoe Bay.
A stone otter
Glad you found the sun and more in Ferndale. Love the architecture!! The fog can sure make an enormous difference on the quality of an outdoor experience. When we visited SF in August, we made a bee-line to Chinatown for some sweatshirts, having forgotten that we would need fall outerwear being so close to the Pacific. It is marvelous to watch fog quickly disappear revealing blue water and big cypress trees dripping with Spanish moss. Hugs all around from us to you!