We awoke to nice blue skies and decided breakfast out was a good idea, so it was back to the Seascape Restaurant. Elaine had scrambled eggs and sausages with home fries. I, of course, had a Hangtown Fry. No food pictures this morning. Flies are a problem around here. The restaurant provides a fly fan for the table which keeps them at bay. You can buy them on Amazon, and they work.
According to Wikipedia, “the Hangtown Fry was invented in Placerville, California, then known as Hangtown. According to most accounts, the dish was invented when a gold prospector struck it rich, headed to the Cary House Hotel, and demanded the most expensive dish that the kitchen could provide. The most expensive ingredients available were eggs, which were delicate and had to be carefully brought to the mining town; bacon, which was shipped from the East Coast; and oysters, which had to be brought on ice from San Francisco, over 100 miles away.”
The Seascape is located right at Trinidad Pier. There are two small beaches nearby and great views all around. Pictures tell the story. The seagulls (aka flying rats) let you walk right up to them. Lots of kelp in the water and on the beaches. Interesting car in the parking lot. The front license plate on the car says Virginia, but the couple in the car are from Fresno.
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Back home for a bit and then we decided to drive the four to five miles down Scenic Drive to take some more pictures. The road is horrific – one lane in places, loaded with potholes, dirt and gravel in other places. But there are three great places to stop for pictures.
Tepona Point
Tepona Point is my favorite spot. The light fog adds to the atmosphere of the pictures. They have done a lot of work on the trail and the platform since our last visit. Now the state needs to fix the road. The beach down below is Luffenholtz Beach. We didn’t go down to the beach. Two panoramas (click to enlarge) and one video. And lots of pictures.
Watch the video here.
Houda Point
At Houda Point you are just down the road a bit from Tepona Point. We met and chatted up a nice Canadian from Toronto.
Moonstone Beach
Moonstone Beach is another couple of miles down the road. Wolf tracks on the beach? Nah. Lots of dog walkers here. Some big (dead) clams. Here we actually walked on the beach.
We made one more stop at Clam Beach down the road a bit. Nice beach but not very photogenic. Then it was back home to enjoy the afternoon reading, lunching, napping, viewing, relaxing, and what all. Here’s a picture of Clam Beach.
Wow. Three beaches (plus Clam) for the price of one. Great pictures, especially those of you and Elaine. I’m so glad your weather has been better than predicted.
Ocean views are so wonderful especially when one lives in the desert! Keep clicking.
Tepona reminds me of Dingle but without the good pubs! Loving the pix.
Your choice of locations to visit is always so outstanding – Joe you should have a second career as an upscale travel agent t!!
So calm and sunny in one place and then foggy and rough in others. Love the ocean pics always. Our leaves are starting to change, aspens to golden yellow, maples starting to become orange, love fall the most of any season. Are you going home soon?
We start home Sunday, get home Tuesday.
Isn’t maddening how fast those point on the coast get fogged in so fast! Ugh!