I hope you're ready to see some photos.
This is the house we rented with our friends, Shirley and Lynn.
Here's the view from the house on Friday - storm's coming in.
Saturday was the Whale Festival in Mendocino. We started at 11:00 am with chowder tasting. There were about 10 chefs with their chowder from various hotels, bed and breakfast places and restaurants in the area. For $10 each, we could sample all the chowder we wanted until the supply ran out. YUM!
Then there was wine tasting. One of the wine tasting stops was in the Mendocino Art Center. In front were these whimsical animals made from nuts, bolts, various gears, car parts, etc. You have to believe that someone has a very vivid immaginaton.
KITTYANOTHER KITTY
DOGGYPIG
RABBIT WITH CARROT
BIRD (I GUESS) WITH IT'S OWN WINE BOTTLE
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE - THOSE ARE OLD DOOR KNOBS FOR HANDS
A HORSE MADE OUT OF DRIFT WOOD
Lynn, Shirley and Bob (right) in the rain.
Bob and I
The Village of Mendocino
I'm afraid that this is all we could see this weekend of the whales. Look closely and you'll see their spouts way in the distance, almost like puffs of clouds. It was stormy terribly on Saturday and today (Monday) there were so many white caps because the sea was rough that you'd never see the spouts. In January when we were in Mendocino, you could actually see their backs. All those dots in the foreground are part of a kelp bed. Instead of tree-like roots that extend into the earth, kelp has "anchors" called holdfasts that grip onto rocky and sandy bottoms. When you scuba dive you navigate around the stalks which is like being in a forest with tall trees where the foliage is way above your head. Once the kelp get to the surface, it fans out with all the "foliage".
I don't want to overwhelm everyone, so I'll continue tomorrow with the bike ride story.
Love the view you had from the house!! What a shame the weather didn't cooperate but it sounds like you still had fun anyway:-)
ReplyDeleteWould you believe I've never had chowder of any kind? I'm soooo deprived! lol How awesome are those pieces of art? As you say, someone had a lot of imagination. I'm especially fascinated by the horse head made out of drift wood!!
The hat your sweetie bought you suits you so well, you look beautiful:-)
I enlarged the picture with the whales and yes, I can see them at the back...well see the water shooting out of their spout! Such fascinating creatures.
Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us! xoxo