Anniversary in Mendocino

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The best part of staying at the Inn was the breakfast. We ate breakfast on the porch every day, where we were served items such as home made apple waffles or muffins, baked pears. It was really nice to sit there on the porch and sip your coffee, while listening to a little league baseball game. The porch has a nice view of the field across the street. The Innkeepers were so friendly as well. You really felt at home. Right down to one of the proprietors washing dishes by hand in the kitchen, while talking to another guest. In the parlor at night, cookies or brownies and sherry were put out to enjoy. We took a look around the property and all of the buildings looked nice. There are no phones in the rooms. The phone was in a closet, outside, if you needed to make a call.

Although it is a small coastal town it is filled with much history. Many of the houses do not resemble the houses that are seen in other towns of California. You really do feel like you are in New England. Most of the coast, although sandy, is not really for swimming. The water was also still a bit cold in June. We biked around the cliffs where we saw people diving for Abalone. We talked to a few folks that had walked up the cliffs to look through their catch, and then went to the beach at the Headlands State Park. People were rowing or kayaking and surfing. I went swimming to try out my new wet suit. The water was so clear. It was a beautiful.

We also liked to bike around the town to just look at the old buildings and imagine what it would be like to live in Mendocino years ago and today. We determined that it would be a great place to live. Now I don't have to fly across the U.S. to get a tast of New England.