Day 10: Coastal Highway and Redwoods

Ok so today was a really long day. We got in the car at 9am and arrived at our hotel in Eureka, CA at 9:30pm. But, even though there was much driving, it came with a renewed sense of excitement and giddiness that could only be brought on by two things: the west coast and cheese. The reason our day was so long was because we took Route 101, the scenic bi-way of the Oregon and California coast. In the first three hours of our day we traveled only 90 miles due to the fact that we kept stopping to take in the endless cascade of jaw-dropping views and self-taking photographs.

I had no real expectations for the route today, other than some good ocean. What I discovered was a road dotted with the smallest of small towns filled with equally small shops and seafood shacks all screaming to be explored. One side trip led us to a tiny little restaurant called Mo's that had some of the best New England style clam chowder I have ever experienced. I would have loved to stay at the place and sampled its entire seafood-only menu, but we had to keep pushing.

After endless miles of driving, we finally, FINALLY, after settling into the daily dose of delirium, came across perhaps one of the most exciting sights yet:

After driving for seven hours yesterday, we were beginning to doubt we would actually make it, so seeing this sign was quite the thrill. Upon entering into Cali, the road leads through the Redwood National and State Parks, which has some really haunting forest. I really love trees, so it was exciting to be driving through such dense and ancient forest.

The weather for this leg of our trip was a bit less than what we hoped for, but fairly standard for this part of the country. As has been the way with this whole adventure, we were introduced to sunny skies just before it was time for sunset. We were able to experience a breath-taking sunset on the coast, which was well-deserved if I do say so myself.

Tomorrow we have our last day of driving together. Through more Redwoods and finally arriving in San Francisco! !

Quotes of the Day

Michaela: That shower is gonna kick your ass.

Me and Michaela: I can't get enough of this shit!!