Day 1 was a longish 331 mile trek up 101. We got out of town at 8 on Friday and immediately stopped in Healdsburg for breakfast. By Willits it was of with the sweatshirts and take on fuel. It was an easy ride and getting hotter by the time we got to Redway. We bought ice and a sandwich to split and headed for the Redwoods on the Avenue of the Giants. We found a wide spot in the shade for our runningboard lunch and scared off a 'couple' of ladies picnicking in the poison oak. As we neared Scotia the temp steadily dropped to fffreezing. Gas in Eureka and sweatshirts & coats up the coast to Crescent City. We turned inland on 199 through forest and ferns and gradually warmed. We blew through Gasquet (get it?) and stopped at the Patrick Creek Inn for, as the sign says, foof booze and snooze. A rustic old place to rest and with good food & drink, and a friendly staff.
We're leaving for the Grand Tour so we'll catch up later. S&J
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