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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

San Francisco-Redwood National Park-Crescent City

August 13, 2013

Holiday Inn Express, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
After a not so restful night, we got up and went downstairs for breakfast. There certainly were a lot of people in the breakfast area but they had enough tables and seats for everyone. There was a variety of food items available, including fresh fruits, sausage patties, different kinds of baked goods, hot and cold beverages. I would say that there were plenty of food for everyone.

Breakfast area near the lobby.

Food spread inside the room towards the back.

I made myself a sausage and egg biscuit which was quite good!


We checked out of the hotel and were handed a blank statement because we used the free-night certificate so everything was paid for. I was expecting the charge for the valet parking but it was not shown on the statement so I guess we got free parking after all. Great, a $50 saving! We were ready for our long drive up to Crescent City.
Went past Crissy Fields area where they were staging the American Cup event.

A gorgeous view of Golden Gate Bridge from Crissy Fields. We had been there a couple of times before with our dog, Yuppy. He liked running around the sandy beach as we enjoyed the view.

A misty morning in San Francisco.

Now we have crossed the bridge to the vista point on the north.


Driving up on 101 north was pretty normal until you hit the mountain area. We passed through cities and towns and did not make any stop until we got to this rest area which is off the highway onto a small country road for about a mile. A very nice and quaint place for a stretch and maybe a little picnic.


We also drove by a town called Willits, which seemed to be quite busy. I suppose many tourists go there for the skunk train ride because we saw a Chinese restaurant with huge signs up advertising their "local chickens" in Chinese writing. Should have stopped there for lunch! But, we had something else planned...

Peg House, Leggett
We had our GPS set for the address of Peg House in Leggett. It was listed as one of the best road trip food in the west on Sunset magazine, a good reason to stop and try it out. When the GPS just finished telling us that our destination is a mile down on the left, I saw the police car on the right with a mannequin inside parked in front of a building. Wait! That's it! We quickly turned back just in time. There is a little store and behind the store is this outdoor eating place.

They hold concerts etc. here some nights.

A garden with picnic tables.




They featured this. The food is cook to ordered so the wait could be a little long.

That's where you order and get your food.

We ordered a salmon burger...

and a hamburger to share between the two of us and they were GOOD!

The half of a hamburger.
We shared a table with a couple from France who were travelling along the coast. After lunch we continued our drive up north with a stop at the Costco in Eureka to fill up our tank. That is the last Costco in that part of N. California. The next one would be in Warrenton, Oregon, just south of Astoria.

Redwood National Park
We had been to RNP a couple of times before and enjoyed our time there. It was getting late when we got there this time so we only made a couple of stops to take pictures. Unfortunately, we did not see any elks on this visit.

Just amazing!





This picture was taken from the inside of a tree trunk.


California Coast
A couple of pictures of the California Coast between Klamath and Crescent City.




Front Street Inn, Crescent City
I found this motel on the booking site and the reviews were OK. The "ocean view" part interested me and the rate seemed to be reasonable. I also learned that the owners of this motel speak Cantonese, so I was looking forward to meet them in person. Our room did have a view of the shore and it was very pleasant just looking outside the window. The room is very basic, and you may even say it's kind of tacky in certain ways. Like the board that they put up on the wall to affix the hangers. But, the room was clean and the location is great. The Crescent City Cultural Center is right across the street and it's right next to the southbound 101. Very convenient.


Not very attractive upon entering.

But the room was quite OK.

See the board on the wall?



A bit of a view looking out the window.

South bound 101

Chart Room
While checking in we asked the motel owner for a place to have dinner. She recommended the Chart Room which I remembered reading about on TripAdvisor. It was about a mile south at the edge of town. When we got to the restaurant, there were quite a few people already waiting and we were told the wait would be 30 to 45 minutes. We took the time to just walk around the harbor area and took in the beautiful scenery.


Chart Room is the blue building behind MOR.




Then we sat and waited inside the restaurant for our table.

This certainly is a busy restaurant. The open kitchen area is in the back of this picture.

One good thing about this restaurant is that you can choose to have fried or grilled seafood. This was my Seafood Medley--3 different kinds of fish, salmon, halibut, and something else which I don't remember. This plate came with soup (clam chowder) or salad, vegetables and cost $21.00.

MOR's Seafood Combination, with a piece of fish, 2 scallops, and 2 shrimps, $12.99. I think the prices are pretty reasonable. (No clam chowder with this)
After dinner, we went back to the motel and called it a day.

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