Fireworks on the Beach
It’s a 3 day weekend and temperatures are hitting between 105 and 115 in Redding! I know the coast is much cooler – Eureka is in the 70’s and 80’s much cooler than here in my hometown. The problem is it’s the 3 day weekend and Eureka and the entire coast is very popular in the summer as well as when the temperatures go up around here. Put a request out for anyone that wanted to join me and Maricela texted me and said she was in! YAYY! Packed up the Jeep and left knowing I had a few friends that live over there and I also had some friends camping there too!
Received a warm welcome from Liz who has a little place over there and so Maricela and I unpacked the Jeep, popped open the tent and made our way to all the fun things to do up and down the coast!
Day 1: Arrived at Eureka and heading south to set up camp, we grabbed Geocaches here and there when there was a place to park and was a quick on and off the road cache. If was great just getting over to the cooler weather!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Day 2: Ahhh it was nice to sleep in and it was really nice to sleep in the cooler weather! Headed into town for breakfast and supplies for the 4th of July fireworks. Grabbed the usual, chairs, ice, water snacks and headed into Ferndale for the 4th of July parade and festival!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
While we were enjoying the festival some friends called us up and asked if we wanted to go on the boat ride in Eureka! Rounded everyone up and headed up to Humboldt Bay and did a great little boat ride around the bay. Great way to see the Bay!
Humboldt Bay Harbor Cruise Motor Vessel MADAKET
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
After the boat ride we walked over and had dinner at the Lost Coast Brewery and came back to enjoy the Festival while we waited for the Fireworks
Lost Coast Brewery | Welcome | Enjoy your visit!
4th of July Festival | Eureka Main Street
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Here they are the FIREWORKS!! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Day 3: No hurry today, we packed up everything first thing in the morning and headed up the coast. First stop Founders Grove on the Avenue of the Giants Redwood Forest – WOW are these huge trees!! So beautiful and majestic!! Great place to explore the forest!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
After exploring the Founders Grove we headed up Hwy 101 to the Ferdale Bridge: Fernbridge (bridge) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moving on – we visited the Loleta Cheese Factory, sampled some yummy cheeses!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Its getting close to lunch time… cheese samples held our hunger at bay until we got up to Woodley Island. Woodley Island Marina | Humboldt Bay Harbor District , There was a Geocache there that I wanted to get, we had seen the island from the boat tour the day before, and it looked like a great place to explore. We found the Geocache and visited the Memorials and the Table Bluff Lighthouse and then started out again when we noticed the restaurant! We were craving some seafood so this was just the place! We sat out on the patio and had a great lunch!! Elvis the Seal showed up and entertained us. Welcome to Cafe Marina in Eureka, California
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
We were close enough to the Samoa OHV park that after lunch we took the Jeep down and played in the sand for a minute before heading home.
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Time to head for home… we will be back!
Last stop of the day on the way home, grabbed a great cup of coffee and sat on the patio: Wedding Venue & Retreat Center in Junction City, CA near Trinity River |Strawhouse Resorts
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
You must be logged in to post a comment.