Ahhhh, Mendocino

We finally left Southern Oregon after what seemed like at least a month there and headed down the coast through the Redwood National Park to Mendocino.

We stopped in Eureka and had lunch at the Lost Coast Brewery.  Good food, although we refrained from sampling their principal products because we were mindful that we were still driving, but the burger and fish-and-chips were good.

It was a long drive over twisting, steep roads through the redwoods and along the seacoast, but we made it to Alegria Bed & Breakfast Mendocino later that afternoon.  Cindy made a pizza from a Boboli crust, some of our own homegrown tomatoes, fresh Rogue Creamery mozzarella and shaved parmesan cheese, with artichoke pesto from Harry and David, along with a bottle of Yorkville Cellars High Roller Red wine.  Yum.

We love staying at Alegria with our friends Elaine and Eric Hillesland.  The place is just magic, quiet, secluded and incredibly relaxing, and Elaine's breakfasts are great.  I even found some pieces of sea glass on the beach.

This is the view of the beach and Mendocino Cove from our balcony--you can see why we love it there.

Of course we have to mention the great restaurants and food to be had in the town of Mendocino, too.  Sunday night we ate at 955 Ukiah, where Cindy had the pork chop stuffed with ham, chard and provolone, and I had the braised chuck steak baked in pastry, all of it very good.   Monday we had dinner at Moosse Cafe, where Cindy had the Vegetable Pave (should be an accent mark over the "e", but I don't know how to do them) and I had the Chicken Breast Piccata.  The vegetable dish consisted of layers of potato, pepper, squash, eggplant, portabella and thyme-infused tomato.  Cindy had been feeling a bit vegetable-deprived, but this more than made up for any previous deficit.