Still in Northern California, we headed up the coast to our son and daughter-law, Mark and Dani's new home in Jenner. The kids bought it as an investment and vacation property but it is so fantastic, I would never want to leave. Jenner is a town of just a couple hundred people situated where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean. High on a hill facing both, the house couldn't be located in a more scenic spot. The photo was taken in the morning as the fog rolled down the river towards the ocean. From their porch, you can see so much beauty but you can also hear the seals and sea lions. It is a delight for the senses.
Everyone enjoyed it including Jack and their dog, Wrigley.
We stayed at a great RV park in Bodega Bay, a lovely beach town about ten miles south of their house. The restaurants are known for the wonderful crab and certainly worth the reputation.
Not far from their house is the lovely little town of Duncan Mills. Small specialty shops, restaurants and bakeries. A great general store sells just about everything plus grass fed beef, organic fruits and vegetables, and all else Northern California.
You may not know, but I still work part time. At the end of my working career, I became a loss control inspector, doing commercial building inspections for a variety of companies that worked with insurance companies. It was very interesting work, seeing all types of companies. It is simply amazing what people do. When we made the decision to hit the road full time, one of the companies asked if I wanted to do quality reviews. I could work part time from my computer in the RV. And that's what I have doing but every once in awhile an inspection will come along in some unusual place where we happen to be. It happened when we were in Northern California. Joanne and I packed up Jack and headed to "Trees of Mysteries". You know, one of those roadside attractions you never stopped at and probably never would. I was asked to do an inspection of the entire property. Here is the description from the brochure,
"Situated right in the center of the Redwood National and State Parks, we are California's original redwood Nature Attraction and have been welcoming visitors to this part of the world since 1946.
We are 8/10ths of a mile of groomed interpretive trail through the awe-inspiring redwoods. Part of the trail (The Trail of Tall Tales) is devoted to the mythology of Paul Bunyan, America's larger than life logger from the turn of the century. "
We weren't expecting much but boy were we surprised. Commercial but incredibly natural, crass at some parts and simply breathtaking at others. It turned out to be so much more than we ever thought.
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