Thursday, June 5th, on the way to Mendocino, we drove along Clear Lake.
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My trip companions, Bandit, my sister's baby...I mean..dog, my sister, Huguette and her friend, Louise.
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Bandit did agree to move his head to let his human friend be seen.
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On Friday, June 6th, we set off to explore the Mendocino coast
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Mendocino - such a beautiful coastal town. Often the location used in movies when they want to portray the New England coast, such as in "Summer of 42" and the TV show, "Murder She Wrote".
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The official California flower, the poppy.
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Mendocino is filled with gorgeous flowers
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The owners of this home really like flowers.
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From inside the Mendocino Hotel restaurant, they serve great Eggs Benedict!
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Across from the main street in Mendocino.
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All three of us were fascinated by this plant, Tower of Jewels, great purple flowers, it is up to 10 feet tall. They are all over Mendocino.
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Here are some of the Tower Of Jewels next to a house, see how tall they are!
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A little Mendocino cottage
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Walking away from the commercial main area of Mendocino to the homes right on the cliffs. Huguette told me to strike a pose...I always listen to my elders! Ha! Ha!
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A local's front yard
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Relaxing in front of a home...it's a very tourist friendly town.
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Poor Louise, she comes to visit in California, we bring her to Point Cabrillo Light House and we had to do some serious bundling up and the wind!
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Huguette and Bandit on Caspar Beach
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Thank God for the wind or I would never have known that Bandit actually had eyes!
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Saturday, June 7th, we went to Glass Beach in Fort Bragg
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Here we are, all 3..I mean 4 of us!
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Louise was the first to figure out an easy way to get down to the beach
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as we looked on and tried to figure it out
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The tide pools at Glass Beach
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Huguette and Louise looking for colored glass pieces which is a result of Glass Beach being an old dump site.
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Look at all the complexities of this rock. I think it's amazing!
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Is she thinking, "Where have they brought me?" :)
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Do you see the dog's face profile on the rock?
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As we drove on highway 1, we stopped to take pictures of the coast, and saw this sign, I absolutely love it!
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One last stop for the day at Domaine Caneros Winery in Sonoma Valley.
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Sunday, June 8th, we took the ferry from Vallejo to San Francisco.
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