Blogs from Eureka, California, United States, North America - page 2

Day 3 started early again as we had one of our longer drives up part of Highway 1- the coastal Highway- to Eureka. We decided to have breakfast in the extremely charming town of Yountville (Best croissant of the trip so far goes to the Bouchon Bakery). This was another recommended place to stay in the Winelands and given the amount of restaurants (The French Laundry, Bottega, Bouchon, Redd and Bistro Jeanty to name-drop those that were recommended to us), the closeness of some great vineyards and the general cuteness of the place, we would come back here if staying for a longer period of time. From Yountville, we decided to travel to Eureka via the Silverado Trail; passing a good chunk of the Napa wineries. This trail was formerly one of the most important trade ... read more

Yesterday we pulled out of our ocean-front campsite and parked the rig at the marina. We took the car to Stout Grove in the heart of the redwoods. It was about 7 miles, but winds amid the forest, so took about an hour to get there. Then we walked around the trail...awesome and somewhat prehistoric!! It was really quiet there...didn't really even hear the birds chirping...amazing how the foliage dampens the sounds... Back in the coach and headed for Eureka. Had to stop at the beach along the way and take in the ocean!! We arrived at the Blue Lake Casino just outside Eureka and parked for the night. Starving, so headed into town to find dinner. We stopped in Acata, but on Sunday evening there wasn't much going on. That, and while I consider myself ... read more

Egentlig skulle vi køre til San Francisco i dag, men her var så spænende at vi var blevet enige om prøve at se om vi kunne udskyde det en dag, så jeg ringede til pladsen i SF, de sagde at det var i orden, så vi fik en dag mere her oppe. Vi havde fundet et sted længere syd hvor vi kunne overnatte, så vi kunne bide de 540 km til SF i to stykker.Det bedste ved det var at det stadig lå i Redwood nationalpark. Efter alle arrangementer var på plads pakkede vi bilen sammen og tog af sted, vi nåede kun lige ud af Cresent City før vi langt om længe kunne se Stillehavet, der er en eller andet ordsprog der siger at hvis man vil gense Stillehavet, så skal man som minimum ud ... read more

Geo: 40.8032, -124.16Again another day of very mixed weather including snow. Traveled about 500K. Eugene to Grants Pass and then over to Crescent City and south to Eureka. Can't say any weather so far is sunny. Hopefully weather will improve soon. Highlights were the surf, redwoods and overall scenery.... read more

Hi Folks! I'm in Eureka California taking a rest day. Had a nice week long stay with my daughter and spent a lot of time planning and making arrangements for the next phase of the trip. I have a reservation to fly to Adelaide Austarlia on the 12th! It's been a beautiful ride down the coast so far! The Oregon coast is breathtaking and the California redwoods are awesome! Oregon has been about the best for camping so far with Hiker/Biker sites in the national parks at $4.00 a night with free hot showers and some of the parks having laundry facilities. I met another rider from Australia who's also on his way to San Francisco so we're riding together. I've uploaded more pictures to my Kodak Gallery, but I haven't had time to arrange them ... read more