The Carson Mansion in Eureka, California.

Ok, where was I? Oh, yes, getting drunk in Eureka. Humboldt county is so fun. We'll probably test positive for cannabis from the contact highs we've gotten just driving through here. Kidding. Don't test us. I got pictures online finally. So, go back and look at them. K?
Avenue of the Giants between Eureka and Legget, CA.

Had a beautiful ride through the Avenue of the Giants save for some moron in a jeep who doesn't know what a "scenic route" is when he decided he had to get around us going 75MPH. He peeled, skidded and nearly rear-ended us before I was able to move over to the side and let him speed on through. Stay on the freakin' freeway if you need to drive 75MPH.
Self portrait with timer:Take one

Ok, I think we got it right this time.

The ride from Legget to Ft. Bragg was extremely winding and narrow. When we reached Westport, Monica told me to STOP so she could rest. At least she didn't puke in a dumpster.

We stopped in Ft. Bragg and had lunch in a funky cafe called Headlands Coffeehouse where we met a guy with a raggedy hat that he had sewn Barrel 'o Monkeys around the rim and was riding a unicycle. He invited us to his show, but we had to move on. A few miles down the road we stopped in Montecito where we watched some English folk dancers perform in the street and walked around until nearly 6pm, ignoring our rule to be "settled" in for the night by 5pm. We still had a way to go to find a motel. My plan was to get to Guerneville and spend the night. I'd wanted to show Monica that town ever since I found it by accident 5 years ago.

California coast

Montecito, CA

Everywhere we stopped Monica would say, "Don't you just want to spend a week here?" Most places had a lot of charm and it was hard to cover so much ground. Always saying "next time."

We took SR 128, which turned out to be the road that never ended. It was also winding and narrow and I was hoping that Monica wouldn't have the urge to purge down my back. We finally stopped in Healdsburg and found a motel for the night.