May Vacation...Day #5

Well, we only took one day to venture around Ft. Bragg, so we were up pretty early and set out to grab some breakfast at the Egghead Cafe. Not quite sure how they got their name. The "theme" inside the diner was a Wizard of Oz theme that had a yellow brick road painted on the floor from the front door, leading through the kitchen, out the back door, and to a little outhouse...just in case you needed direction to the "facilities." It was a little odd, but the food was great and it really had a small-town feel to the whole breakfast experience.

So with full bellies we cruised down to the beach to take a stroll.

One of the "attractions" in Ft. Bragg is a beach called "Glass Beach." Apparently years ago, a portion of the ocean was used as a "dump" and throughout the years, the ocean has turned the "junk" into glass that covers the beach. This was definitely not what I had envisioned it to be and was pretty disappointed so we didn't stay long.

Next we traveled to Noyo Harbor which is a present day fishing harbor, complete with the sound of sea lions echoing through the bay. Sometimes I wish you could translate what the sea lions are "barking" to each other!

We walked down the street until we reached the mouth of the harbor, snapped some pictures and headed back to the car.

From there, we ventured back south to the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse for a hike.

We were blessed with another beautiful day and amazing scenery. I have to admit though, I get just a "TAD" uneasy whenever I'm hiking and I there are signs posted that read, "Mountain Lions live in this area." A mountain Lion is something that I don't want to cross paths with, so my eyes were constantly scanning the landscape!

We did see a few deer, and several birds perched on plants and posts...

Thankfully, no other wildlife (except a groundhog).

The Lighthouse was cute and the ocean view was breathtaking. After spending some time there, we chose to head back via a different route. Not sure if it was the best idea, but what can I say? We like to "live life on the edge" and are always up for new adventures! (?) And even though we left the Navigating device in the car, we found our way back with our sense of humor intact! :)

A little way down the road we reached Mendocino, where we stopped for lunch, knowing we wouldn't have too many more options for quite some time. We found yet (another) cute little pizza/ice cream parlor with a small-town ambiance. (And amazing ice cream!)

I decided to take a chance and surrender my time behind the wheel. Now I say "take a chance" because I am "one of those" people that gets car sick, and winding roads can make for a potentially bad situation! However, the person behind the wheel did a pretty incredible job and I survived the entire drive back without any nausea or anxiety!

We arrived back in San Francisco and stopped to take a few more picture of "The Bay." The weather was perfect!

Because the weather was so perfect, we took the opportunity to catch the sunset behind the Golden Gate Bridge:

Then we headed down to Pier 39 for some seafood. We decided to try Fisherman's Grotto and I was not disappointed at all! I chose the traditional Fish and Chips because (sadly) the only time I've ever had it, was at Long John Silvers which is definitely not the same! :)

After dinner we walked around, making our final stop pf the day to grab a bag of fresh doughnuts. (And I'm still having difficulty dropping the 8 pounds I gained that week!)

Five days in...one to go. What could we possibly see or do that we haven't already?