Ocean Cove, Fort Bragg, and Crescent City

After some great advice from a character of a cafe owner (Coffee Cove) we found ourselves in Ocean Cove campground timed perfectly for a beautiful sunset with some of our favorite Sonoma wine.  Great campsite with the exception of our own blunder of a coin shower we used in the morning.  A very foggy cold morning, I might add, but showers were pertinent so we suffered through cold water outdoor showers only to learn afterwards that the spicket was broken and hot water worked fine, "just turn it the other way."  Son of a....

Next stop was was to Mendocino near Fort Bragg to visit Vanna, one of Ali's friends.  Chef Ali was in the kitchen and whipping out a Chicken Cordon Bleu feast with apple pie for dessert.  To keep myself busy, I carved a Halloween pumpkin for Vanna to stay in the fall spirit.

 

Spiders and Stingers

North through the Redwoods

The Coast

Nor Cal fog surfing in some real powerful fun waves in Stone Lagoon

 

Same day and a few hundred miles up the coast the most Northern California town of Crescent City.  The fog cleared and the waves were perfect for more Ali surf.  We both had a blast with a longboard session in perfect 2 foot waves.  According to a local, that was the nicest day of the year.  Yea Indian Summer!