the inn keeper recommended breakfast at the Tea Room. excellent food (veggie pesto scramble, smoked salmon-house made herbed cream cheese-tomato-onion-cucumber-on wheat toast, chorizo omelet), excellent coffee, excellent music selection (david bowie).
after a delicious meal, we headed toward the coast. sights included sprawling, rolling hills, cows, horses, goats, a creamery, at least 50 turkey vultures & playful ravens. once we hit hwy 1 it was nothing but rain, incredible coastline, craggy rock formations, trees, trees & more trees! there is nothing like the crisp cold rain filled air of the northern california coast.
we made several stops to admire the view & foliage. plus, after hour 2 i was starting to feel a little queasy.
destination: albion (when we began planning our trip, we knew we wanted to stay somewhere a little off the beaten track & extra special. having no prior experience with albion what so ever, we took a chance...) we booked a room for 2 nights at the Albion River Inn. we were met with so many surprises. i am not kidding you, we were able to see this, the albion river bridge, from our private deck (those photos to come). the bridge has a rich history of its own: it was built in 1944 when steel and concrete were in short supply & remains as the last wooden bridge still in use on hwy 1.
we decided to eat dinner at the Albion River Inn Restaurant. i took this photo while we sipped wine & waited for our food: ny steak w/ gorgonzola sauce, mashed potatoes & veg for nick & cioppino for me. after dinner, we continued to enjoy the view while we sipped apple brandy from oregon & 35 yr old sherry from spain.
ok my mouth is watering now! your pictures are beautiful; i can almost feel the moist grass beneath my feet and smell the crisp ocean air.
ReplyDeletedarling, you are remembering correctly! i will so take this trip with you to look at SSU & scope the 'hood...
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