The village of Mendocino is like coming across a quaint New England town on some back road. As you twist and turn on Highway l along a magnificent and rugged coast, you suddenly get your first view of the village set on a long bluff. Looking like a set from some old movie, you quickly realize it is indeed a living, breathing community.
Mendocino is one of those rare places where you can park all day and just explore. Full of shops, cafes, and historical sites, it is easy to lose yourself in. My wife and I found our major highlights to be walking and shopping along Main Street, eating at the locally famous Mendo Burgers, walking to the edge of the bluff to watch kayakers pass through a sinkhole in the cliff, and listening to some of the free spirits who play instruments in hopes of some spare change.